Senior Backend Python Engineer
Interact Consulting LimitedSenior Backend Python Engineer (UK-based (remote), ~£130-150K + perks)
Join a fast-growing sports-tech success story and take real ownership of the systems that power live-event traffic at scale.
This isn’t a “ticket-taker” backend role. You’ll own your services end-to-end — designing them, shipping them, and keeping them running in production. You’ll shape the architecture, drive key technical decisions, and have genuine autonomy to build the platform the right way.
** What you’ll be doing:
• Leading backend development across event-driven, high-availability systems
• Owning cloud infrastructure across AWS & GCP
• Building with Python (FastAPI or similar), Postgres, and Redis
• Designing clean, versioned, backwards-compatible APIs
• Driving CI/CD and observability for systems that can’t afford downtime during live events
? What we’re looking for:
• Hands-on experience running real production workloads on AWS — not just deploying to it
• Strong Postgres/SQL skills: schema design, query tuning, migrations
• Solid API design chops: clear contracts, versioning, backwards compatibility
• Python-first mindset (FastAPI or similar)
• Redis experience: caching patterns, invalidation, pub/sub
• Comfort owning and operating your own services in CI/CD
** Fully remote within the UK, with monthly in-person engineering get-togethers to keep the team connected.
** Circa £130-150K + generous perks.
If you thrive in fast-moving environments, love building from the ground up, and want real influence over a platform’s future — let’s talk.
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