Full Stack Developer jobs in United Kingdom

Location: Manchester
Salary: £48,000

We are looking for a talented Mid/Senior Backend Software Engineer to join a team pushing the boundaries of advanced cognitive platforms in the humanoid robotics space. In this role, you'll design, build, and scale high-performance backend systems that form the digital backbone of intelligent humanoid robots. You'll tackle challenging problems across distributed systems, real-time communication, and concurrency, helping bring complex robotic behaviours to life. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting‑edge software engineering and robotics, shaping reliable, scalable systems that power the next generation of humanoid technology.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python.
• Implement and optimise concurrent systems (asyncio, multithreading, multiprocessing).
• Architect and build distributed system components.
• Develop real-time communication channels (WebSockets, Pub/Sub messaging systems).
• Write clean, efficient, and well‑documented code.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including frontend and infrastructure.
• Optimise performance and ensure system reliability.
• Work with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Contribute to database design and management (SQL and NoSQL).
• Participate in code reviews and stay updated on backend best practices.

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and concurrency patterns.
• Experience with distributed systems, WebSockets, and Pub/Sub messaging.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and database technologies.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and teamwork abilities.
• English proficiency.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and infrastructure automation.