Backend Engineer
ANDigital
Overview
As a Backend Engineer at AND Digital, you design and ship scalable backend systems across languages, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver real client value. You will shape architectural direction, solve complex problems, and contribute to cloud-native delivery. You’ll work in a supportive, growth-focused culture that values practical delivery and knowledge sharing. This role connects your technical craft with high-impact client work in a collaborative environment.
Pay / Benefits- 25 days holiday + flexible Bank Holidays
- Pension: employer 6% + employee 2%
- Aviva healthcare cover
- Flexibenefit up to 1000
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Design and build scalable, resilient backend systems including REST/GraphQL APIs and event-driven architectures
- Work across languages (Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Go) and cloud platforms (primarily Azure; exposure to GCP/AWS)
- Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred) and CI/CD pipelines with modern deployment practices
- Contribute to frontend codebases when needed and take ownership of technical problems with clear reasoning
- Shape architectural direction, review designs, and enforce engineering best practices
- Act as a trusted technical partner in delivery teams and with clients to balance outcomes and technical integrity
- Strong hands-on backend engineering experience in one or more of: Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Go
- Experience designing/building APIs (REST/GraphQL), event-driven, distributed systems
- Cloud experience with Azure; familiarity with GCP/AWS is a plus
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
- Ability to own problems, make pragmatic decisions, and explain reasoning to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience in consulting or client-facing environments with ability to navigate ambiguity
- Curiosity about AI patterns and how to apply them to backend systems
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Clear communication
- Collaborative mindset
- Pragmatism
- Java
- Node.js
- TypeScript
Reference: WJ-747_31292012 · Posted 13 Nov 2026, 04:58 AM