Senior Backend Engineer Python, FastAPI & Scalable (Remote)

Prism Digital; Remote; GBP 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing security SaaS company in the UK seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to develop their Python-based platform. You will manage backend services, ensuring scalability for over 100,000 daily interactions. Applicants should have 5+ years of backend development experience, familiarity with FastAPI, and ideally, knowledge of Kafka for messaging queues. The role offers a competitive salary up to £85,000, fully remote working, and benefits like share options and private health insurance.

Benefits

Up to £85,000

Fully remote

28-day holidays

Shares options

Private health insurance via Bupa

Competitive pension

Salary reviews every 12 months

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.
• Previous experience at a startup or smaller-sized company.
• Ability to build scalable software.

Responsibilities

• Develop the back end platform processing 100,000+ interactions daily.
• Build scalable backend services and messaging queues.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Messaging queues

Kafka

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

A growing security SaaS company in the UK seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to develop their Python-based platform. You will manage backend services, ensuring scalability for over 100,000 daily interactions. Applicants should have 5+ years of backend development experience, familiarity with FastAPI, and ideally, knowledge of Kafka for messaging queues. The role offers a competitive salary up to £85,000, fully remote working, and benefits like share options and private health insurance.