Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js & Python)

• Define and drive best practices for back-end development within the business and within client teams, choosing the right tools, defining architecture and coding standards/processes, and designing CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee application delivery on a range of client projects, ensuring high code quality and performance standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, designers, and product managers, to create robust, scalable, and maintainable web applications.
• Architect and implement high-performance server-side logic to optimise web applications built with Next.js & Python.
• Optimise APIs and server-side code to improve load times and resource usage across multiple projects.
• Apply advanced caching mechanisms, load balancing techniques, and database optimisation strategies to ensure peak performance.
• Participate in code reviews, providing feedback to team members to ensure adherence to best practices.

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• At least 4 years of experience in mobile app development using Node.JS & Python with a strong foundation in building scalable, high-performance applications and exposure to both product design and software development processes.
• Strong development experience in Node.js & Python back-end development
• Extensive experience with Next.js for server-side rendering and static site generation.
• Solid understanding of JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern web technologies.
• Experience with building and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and designing scalable solutions.
• A clear understanding of optimising applications for performance, including server-side optimisation techniques.
• Solid understanding of unit testing practices and experience implementing them.
• Database expertise: Experience with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Agile - TDD/BDD.
• Performance Optimisation.

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• AWS Serverless experience
• Coaching experience across Agile teams
• Leadership across cross functional development teams
• Experience in exploring other technologies and being able to recommend improvements to our ways of working
• A clear understanding of software development best practice
• Appreciation for client work and/or consulting

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