Software Engineer - London

Virtual Hire Staffing; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtual Hire Staffing is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for AWS CDK and edge platforms in London. The role is a 12-month contract with hybrid work arrangements, offering exposure to high-scale distributed systems for a global streaming platform.

The team focuses on automated traffic routing, observability, and AI tool hosting. You will develop resilient backend microservices, enable AI tool integrations, and improve performance with low-latency client routing within an experienced

Qualifications

• Solid software engineering background with Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript.
• Practical experience deploying and managing workloads on AWS using AWS CDK.
• Baseline knowledge of web networking (HTTP, TLS, DNS, load balancing).
• Familiarity with CI/CD automation, unit testing, and operating cloud systems in production.

Responsibilities

• Developing resilient backend microservices using AWS-native services.
• Building out integration points for AI tools via Model Context Protocol (MCP) frameworks.
• Improving system performance, automated failovers, and low-latency client routing.
• Collaborating within an established engineering team to maintain operational standards.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

TypeScript

AWS

TLS

DNS

unit testing

CI/CD

Networking

AI

CDK

AWS CDK

MCP

Edge platforms

Tools

AWS CDK

MCP frameworks

Job description

Required Skills

• Kotlin
• TLS
• DNS
• unit testing
• AWS
• MCP
• AI
• Java
• TypeScript
• CDK
• AWS CDK
• Networking
• CI/CD

Job Summary

Backend Software Engineer – AWS CDK & Edge Platforms

Location: London (Hybrid)

Pay Rate: £400 / day Inside IR35

Duration: 12 Months

The Opportunity

Looking to work on high-scale distributed systems for a major global streaming platform?

We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer for a 12-month contract with the Video Platform team in Central London. You will join a dedicated team delivering automated traffic routing, end-to-end observability, client configuration releases, and AI tool hosting platforms.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Developing resilient backend microservices using AWS-native services.
• Building out integration points for AI tools via Model Context Protocol (MCP) frameworks.
• Improving system performance, automated failovers, and low-latency client routing.
• Collaborating within an established engineering team to maintain operational standards.

What We Are Looking For

• Solid software engineering background with Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript.
• Practical experience deploying and managing workloads on AWS using AWS CDK.
• Baseline knowledge of web networking (HTTP, TLS, DNS, load balancing).
• Familiarity with CI/CD automation, unit testing, and operating cloud systems in production.