Senior Backend Developer

your Jared; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 83,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Jared is partnering with an innovative technology business building a next-generation platform that leverages large-scale data and AI/ML to understand global expertise and talent trends. We seek a senior backend developer who can work independently with strong ownership across Python-based services and Azure serverless infrastructure.

This 3-month contract role is fully remote within the UK, focusing on delivering complex technical solutions and enabling rapid delivery in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Senior backend engineer with hands-on Python and cloud experience.
• Experience delivering scalable backend services and data pipelines.
• Strong ownership mindset, able to drive delivery end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services in Python.
• Design and optimize data pipelines and data stores.
• Collaborate across teams to ship features with high quality.
• Own delivery from design through production with minimal blockers.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Azure

SQL

CI/CD

Tools

Azure

SQL

CI/CD

Data pipelines

Job description

Senior Backend Developer

• Specialism

  Software Engineering, AI/ML

• Job type

  Contract

• Location

  UK Remote

• Rate

  £450 - £500 per day

We’re partnering with an innovative technology business building a next-generation platform that uses large-scale data and intelligent workflows to help organisations understand global expertise and talent trends. They’re looking for a genuinely senior backend engineer who can come in and operate with a high degree of independence from day one.
This is a hands‑on role with significant ownership and a strong focus on delivery. You’ll work across backend services, distributed systems, data pipelines and AI driven product features, taking responsibility for work from initial design through to production. The ability to unblock yourself, communicate issues early and drive tasks through to completion will be important.
The team is lean, collaborative and heavily focused on greenfield development, giving engineers genuine influence over how the platform evolves. This isn’t a ticket taking role. You’ll be expected to take ownership of deliverables, work independently, proactively raise blockers and collaborate closely with the wider engineering team to keep delivery moving.
The stack is heavily Python focused, with Azure serverless technologies, SQL based data systems, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability and Azure AI Foundry. You’ll work across multiple services and solve technically challenging problems, while being trusted to make sound technical decisions and deliver without heavy day to day oversight.
This is an initial 3 month contract, fully remote within the UK, and would suit a Senior Backend Developer who is comfortable working at pace, takes full ownership of their work and can operate independently in a fast moving environment. It’s a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys complex technical challenges and wants to make an immediate impact on an evolving product.