Back End Developer
Posted Today by Talent
£250 Per day
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Backend Developer role is a contract position focused on hands-on backend development within a remote UK-based engineering team. The developer will work closely with a senior backend developer to support backend services, APIs, and data infrastructure for an established product. This position emphasizes delivery over project leadership or stakeholder management. Ideal candidates will have strong backend development experience and enjoy solving technical problems collaboratively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain backend services that support a wider platform.
- Work under the direction of a Senior Backend Developer.
- Support backend services, APIs, and data infrastructure.
- Contribute to a collaborative engineering team.
- Focus on delivery rather than leading projects or stakeholder management.
Key Skills:
- Strong backend development experience.
- Experience working with databases and data structures.
- Ability to build and integrate APIs.
- Understanding of networking and backend infrastructure.
- Comfortable working within an existing engineering team and codebase.
- Experience supporting scalable backend systems.
- Nice to have: Experience working in distributed or remote engineering teams.
- Exposure to cloud environments and modern backend architectures.
Salary (Rate): £250 per day
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Backend Developer (Contract) – Remote (UK)
We’re currently looking for a Backend Developer to join a growing engineering team on a contract basis. This is a fully remote role (UK based) working alongside a senior backend developer on an established product, supporting backend services, APIs and data infrastructure.
Key Details
£250 per day
Outside IR35
Fully remote (UK based)
Working hours: 12pm – 8pm UK time (to align with US teams)
The Role
You’ll be working under the direction of a Senior Backend Developer, helping to build and maintain backend services that support a wider platform. This role is focused on delivery rather than leading projects or stakeholder management. It’s well suited to someone who enjoys hands-on backend development, solving technical problems, and contributing to a collaborative engineering team.
Experience Required
- Strong backend development experience
- Working with databases and data structures
- Building and integrating APIs
- Understanding of networking and backend infrastructure
- Comfortable working within an existing engineering team and codebase
- Experience supporting scalable backend systems
Nice to Have
- Experience working in distributed or remote engineering teams
- Exposure to cloud environments and modern backend architectures
If you’re a practical, delivery-focused backend developer looking for a contract where you can focus on building rather than meetings, I’d be keen to speak. Send me a message or apply directly to discuss further.