Back end developer

About the role

We are looking for a junior to mid-level back-end developer to support the development of multiple digital products, including consumer-facing MVPs and early platform components. The role focuses on building and maintaining back-end services and APIs, working within an existing architecture and under the guidance of more senior engineers.

This is a hands-on development role suited to someone with solid back-end fundamentals who is keen to build experience working on real-world systems. You will collaborate closely with front-end developers, product and engineering colleagues to deliver reliable functionality at pace.

Exposure to AI-enabled features may form part of the work, but prior AI experience is not required.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain back-end services and APIs for MVPs and platform components
• Implement application logic and data handling using Python and Node.js
• Work with existing back-end architectures and service patterns
• Integrate back-end services with front-end applications via APIs
• Support integrations with third-party services and external APIs
• Develop and deploy services on AWS, following established patterns
• Write clean, maintainable code aligned to existing standards and guidance
• Fix bugs and contribute to incremental improvements of back-end systems
• Participate in sprint-based development cycles and deliver assigned tasks on time
• Collaborate effectively with other developers in a remote team environment
• Maintain code quality through version control, basic testing and documentation

Required skills and experience

• Commercial or project experience as a back-end developer
• Hands-on experience with Python and Node.js
• Experience building or consuming RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with databases and server-side application logic
• Experience developing and deploying applications on AWS
• Experience using Git and working with shared codebases
• Comfortable working from defined requirements and technical guidance
• Able to work independently in a fully remote environment
• Reliable, responsive and able to meet agreed timelines

Nice to have

• Exposure to AI-enabled features or third-party AI APIs (not required)
• Familiarity with microservices or service-based architectures
• Experience supporting MVP or early-stage product builds
• Basic knowledge of CI/CD pipelines or cloud deployment workflows
• Interest in gaming, fintech or transaction-based systems