Lead Back End Developer - Contract role - London
Overview
A growing, data-driven organisation is looking for a Lead Back End Developer to shape and deliver the services that sit at the heart of its platform.
You'll lead a team of engineers, own technical direction and stay hands-on in the code. The stack is flexible (Python, C# and others), so strong engineering fundamentals matter more than any one language.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and build of scalable, secure back end services and APIs
- Own the architecture of event-driven pipelines built on Kafka
- Set engineering standards across code quality, testing, CI/CD and documentation
- Mentor developers, run code reviews and guide technical decisions
- Work with product and data teams to turn requirements into reliable services
- Make sure systems meet security and data protection expectations
- Monitor, troubleshoot and improve performance and reliability in production
Skills and Experience
- Strong commercial back end experience in Python, C#/.NET or a comparable language
- Proven experience designing, building and versioning APIs (REST, and ideally gRPC or GraphQL)
- Hands-on Kafka experience, including topic design, producers and consumers, and stream processing
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers, or acting as a technical lead
- Solid knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
Details
- £650 - £750 P/D (Inside IR35)
- Hybrid role - 2 days P/W onsite
- Initial 6 Month contract
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Lead Backend Engineer in London employer: INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Join a dynamic technology team in London as a Junior Developer, where you'll have the chance to enhance your skills in a supportive and collaborative environment. With competitive benefits including 25 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and opportunities for long-term career development, this role is perfect for those eager to grow within a global organisation while working with cutting-edge Microsoft technologies. Experience a vibrant work culture that values innovation and teamwork, making it an ideal place for early-career developers to thrive.
