Senior Software Engineer AWS

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK IT consultancy is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop resilient cloud solutions using Python and Golang. The role involves maintaining backend services and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software development with strong knowledge of AWS, GCP, and database management. This position is onsite and offers a unique opportunity to work within a top financial institution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of development experience with a focus on large-scale, distributed systems.
• Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain highly available backend REST API services.
• Collaborate with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance product capabilities.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions for performance issues.

Skills

Python

Golang

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Liquibase

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

ELK

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

3 DAYS PER WEEK ONSITE, INSIDE IR35

Role: Senior Software Engineer

Experienced Senior Software Engineer to support development of services hosted on Public Cloud platforms. You will leverage your expertise in Software Development, along with your Cloud Engineering experience across AWS / GCP, to design and implement resilient frontend client, backend services and cloud-native solutions. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact systems within a secure, high-availability environment at one of the world's leading financial institutions.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain highly available, secure, and performant backend REST API services along with frontend client using Python, Golang, Docker and Cloud-Native services.
• Implement and manage database schema changes using Liquibase, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit standards.
• Collaborate closely with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance, maintain and mature Product capabilities / features.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate for this role will have the below experience and qualifications :

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
• Comes from Software Engineering background with infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years of development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems.
• Proficient in Python, Golang and PostgreSQL.
• Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS / GCP, including cloud‑native services, storage, IAM, and KMS.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI / CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerization.
• Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.
• A successful track record of delivering complex projects and / or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.

Essential Skills

Demonstrable experience of :

• Public Cloud.
• Linux.
• Relational and NoSQL databases.
• Integration services such as messaging and streams.
• Building RESTful API Services.
• Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions.
• Microservices, and distributed tracing.
• Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting (e.g., ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience working within an Agile environment.
• Programming experience in following languages: Golang & Python.
• Good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption).
• Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools.
• Good non‑functional testing experience.

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non‑clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise : International Trade, for the second consecutive period.