Backend Software Engineer

Role:
Backend Software Engineer - Type Script | Node.js

Location:

Nottinghamshire

Working Arrangement:
Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite

Salary:
Up to £85k + Serious Perks

You know the difference between “just another backend role” and one that actually moves the needle.

This is the latter.

We’re hiring a Backend Software Engineer to help power a next-gen digital platform built on MACH principles (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless). This isn’t a side project. This platform supports 50+ websites and mobile apps used at scale across the UK and beyond.

If you thrive on clean architecture, scalable services, and high-performance APIs - keep reading.

What You’ll Be Building

You’ll join a fast-paced, delivery-focused engineering team shaping a cloud-native ecosystem running in Microsoft Azure.

Your day-to-day will include:

* Designing and building scalable microservices using Type Script & Node.js

* Creating and maintaining Graph

QL & REST APIs

* Integrating with headless CMS, e-commerce platforms & payment providers

* Translating business ideas into real, resilient architecture

* Driving quality through CI/CD, automation & Dev Ops best practice

* Championing maintainable, future-proof code

* You won’t just “write tickets.” You’ll shape standards, influence architecture, and help evolve a platform that operates at serious scale.

What You Bring

* You’ve got strong commercial experience with:

* Type Script & Node.js

* Microservices architecture

* Graph

QL / REST APIs

* SQL or No

SQL databases

* CI/CD and modern development lifecycle practices

* Most importantly? You take ownership. You back yourself. You think beyond the brief.

The Perks (And they’re Not Small)

This isn’t just code + salary. You’ll get:

* Up to £85k salary

* Hybrid working (3 days onsite)

* Peer recognition scheme where top performers can earn double pay for a month

* Significant staff discounts across all group brands

* Onsite, state-of-the-art gym with full showering facilities

* Discounted gym memberships across multiple UK locations

* 24/7 wellbeing support including counselling & financial/legal advice

* Clear career progression in a business that moves fast

Why This Role?

You’ll be building software at scale, you’ll be working in a business that backs bold thinking, you’ll have the autonomy to make decisions, and you’ll be surrounded by engineers who care about doing things properly.

This isn’t slow-moving enterprise.

It’s ambitious, evolving, and unapologetically forward-thinking.

If you’re a backend engineer who wants:

✔ Real ownership

✔ Modern architecture

✔ High impact

✔ Strong salary

✔ Tangible perks

Then let’s talk.

Drop me a message or apply now - and let’s see if you’re ready to build something serious.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background