Senior Full-Stack Engineer: API Gateways & GitOps (Glasgow)

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. in Glasgow, UK is seeking a Full Stack Developer for a contract role (inside IR35). The position focuses on backend engineering with proficiency in Python, Golang, or Java and involves building schema-driven interfaces from OpenAPI/JSON Schema.

You will configure API gateways (Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront) and apply GitOps workflows for reliable deployments and automated rollback. Strong CLI and code-editor familiarity is expected.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in backend languages (Python, Golang, or Java).
• Experience with schema-driven UI/services from OpenAPI/JSON Schema.
• Hands-on API gateway configuration (Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront).
• GitOps-based delivery with automated rollback on failure.
• CLI-driven workflows for gateway onboarding and configuration as code.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services in Python, Golang, or Java.
• Build dynamic, schema-driven UIs and services from OpenAPI/JSON Schema.
• Configure API gateways including routes, services, upstreams, and plugins (Kong/Envoy/Akamai).
• Implement GitOps-based delivery with automated rollback on failure.

Skills

Python

Golang

Java

OpenAPI

JSON Schema

GitOps

CLI tooling

Tools

Kong

Envoy

Akamai/CloudFront

drift detection

Job description

Q1 Technologies, Inc. in Glasgow, UK is seeking a Full Stack Developer for a contract role (inside IR35). The position focuses on backend engineering with proficiency in Python, Golang, or Java and involves building schema-driven interfaces from OpenAPI/JSON Schema.

You will configure API gateways (Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront) and apply GitOps workflows for reliable deployments and automated rollback. Strong CLI and code-editor familiarity is expected.