Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), JavaScript (React) and SQL (MySQL) | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length
Posted 6 days ago by Owen Thomas | Pending B Corp™
£650 Per day
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Backend Engineer is a contract position focused on developing robust backend services using Python (Django), JavaScript (React), and SQL (MySQL). This fully remote opportunity is aimed at senior-level contractors who can contribute to a tech-driven team at a global scale. The position emphasizes collaboration, performance optimization, and the implementation of best practices in a modern backend environment. The contract is outside IR35 and has a duration of 12 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing and building robust backend services across Python and Django
- Collaborating with product and platform teams to scale critical infrastructure
- Contributing to performance optimisation, secure coding, and clean architecture decisions
- Bringing in best practices across multiple programming paradigms and languages
Key Skills:
- Senior-level backend experience with Python and Django in production systems
- Proven work with JavaScript and React (production experience strongly preferred)
- Familiarity with MySQL Databases and scale
- Strong grasp of APIs, cloud-native systems, and scalable architecture
- Freelance mindset: able to hit the ground running, communicate clearly, and add value fast
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), JavaScript (React) and SQL (MySQL) | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length
Opportunity: We're supporting a fast-moving client at huge global scale, that is in need of a Senior Backend Contractor with deep experience across Python, Django and some JavaScript/React . This is a high-impact freelance role within a tech-driven established team - building scalable systems in a modern backend environment and implementing AI work.
What You'll Be Doing as a Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), JavaScript (React) and SQL (MySQL) | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length
- Designing and building robust backend services across Python and Django
- Collaborating with product and platform teams to scale critical infrastructure
- Contributing to performance optimisation, secure coding, and clean architecture decisions
- Bringing in best practices across multiple programming paradigms and languages
Core Skills for the Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), JavaScript (React) and SQL (MySQL) | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length
- Senior-level backend experience with Python and Django in production systems
- Proven work with JavaScript and React (production experience strongly preferred)
- Familiarity with MySQL Databases and scale
- Strong grasp of APIs, cloud-native systems, and scalable architecture
- Freelance mindset: able to hit the ground running, communicate clearly, and add value fast
Details for the Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), JavaScript (React) and SQL (MySQL) | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length
- Contract : LTD company (UK) / B2B
- Location : Remote (must be EU-based for legal/timezone reasons)
- Duration : Long-term engagement potential
- Start : ASAP
If interested in this Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), JavaScript (React) and SQL (MySQL) | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length , please apply here and we will contact you if it's a good match! :)