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Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary:
£70,000 - £75,000
Sector:
Back End
Type:
Permanent
Posted:
05/29/2026
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to take ownership of one of our core backend platform domains, helping shape the technical direction of a modern cloud-native environment built around Go, TypeScript, and AWS.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys solving complex engineering problems while also mentoring developers, driving technical standards, and influencing architecture across the wider platform team. You’ll play a key role in building scalable, reliable backend services while helping establish engineering best practices and long-term technical direction.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the technical direction and architecture of backend platform services
- Design, build, and maintain scalable services using Go and TypeScript
- Work across modern AWS infrastructure including Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS/Aurora
- Make pragmatic architectural decisions, balancing scalability, delivery speed, and maintainability
- Drive engineering quality through code reviews, testing standards, and best practices
- Mentor and support backend engineers, helping raise the technical capability of the team
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering Managers, and other technical leads
- Identify and manage technical debt while continuously improving platform performance and reliability
- Contribute to a strong engineering culture focused on collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
What We’re Looking For
- Strong commercial experience building backend systems with Go
- Experience using TypeScript within backend environments (Node.js, tooling, shared services, etc.)
- Solid experience working within AWS cloud infrastructure
- Strong understanding of scalable system design and backend architecture
- Previous experience in a technical leadership or senior engineering capacity
- Passion for mentoring developers and driving engineering standards
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable working within agile, product-led teams
Nice to Have
- Experience with AWS messaging/event-driven systems such as SQS, SNS, or EventBridge
- Exposure to Aurora optimisation/performance tuning
- Experience working within Kubernetes environments (EKS)
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