Role Title: Backend Engineer Location: Sheffield Work Mode: Hybrid 60% office 40% home Duration: 07/05/2027 Pay Rate: £384 per day all inc. (PAYE through Umbrella) Description: Role Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Backend Engineer to join our growing technology team. This role will focus on designing, building, and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performing Back End services that support critical business applications and AI-enabled solutions. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing robust APIs, integrating enterprise systems, and delivering innovative solutions that leverage modern cloud technologies and Generative AI capabilities. As a Backend Engineer, you will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, data specialists, architects, and fellow engineers to transform business requirements into reliable and maintainable technical solutions. You will be expected to demonstrate strong engineering fundamentals, uphold software development best practices, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our technology landscape. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable Back End applications, services, and RESTful APIs primarily using Python. Deliver high-quality, production-ready software through modern engineering practices including version control, automated testing, peer code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and technical documentation. Integrate Back End services with enterprise platforms, data sources, and third-party APIs, ensuring effective authentication, authorization, resilience, and error handling. Build and support AI-enabled capabilities, including Large Language Model (LLM) integrations, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering workflows, and agent-based architectures. Implement AI governance practices including model evaluation, monitoring, guardrails, security controls, and human oversight to ensure responsible and reliable deployment of AI solutions. Investigate and resolve application defects, performance bottlenecks, and operational incidents using logs, metrics, tracing, and observability tools. Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, define technical approaches, and deliver successful outcomes. Participate in architecture and technical design discussions, providing estimates and recommendations to support project planning and delivery. Stay informed of emerging trends in software engineering, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, applying relevant innovations where appropriate. Contribute to the continuous improvement of development standards, processes, and engineering practices. Skills
Backend Engineer employer: eTeam Workforce Limited
As a leading Global Recruitment specialist, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. Located in Telford, our team enjoys the flexibility of a hybrid work model, allowing for a balanced approach to professional and personal life while engaging with cutting-edge data technologies. We offer competitive benefits and a collaborative environment where innovative ideas are encouraged, making us an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in IT Data Architecture.
