Job description
Job details
- Location: Deritend, Birmingham
- Work mode: Onsite
- Employment type: Full-time (Not an internship)
- Salary: GBP 85,000 per year
Role overview
Gleeson Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Python and AWS serverless technologies to design and maintain scalable backend systems. This role focuses on building event-driven architectures, microservices, and production-grade cloud solutions.
Job details
Based in Deritend, Birmingham, this is a Full-time, Onsite position offering a salary of £85,000 per year. The ideal candidate will own end-to-end service development, optimize cloud infrastructure, and collaborate on high-availability systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable backend services using Python and AWS serverless technologies
- Own and maintain production services with monitoring and incident resolution
- Implement event-driven architectures and API-first design patterns
Requirements
- 4+ years hands-on Python development in production environments
- Proven experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and event-driven systems
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual performance reviews
- Career growth opportunities in cloud-native development
- Collaborative team environment with technical mentorship programs
Keywords
PythonAWS LambdaAPI GatewayS3RDSSQS/SNSEventBridgeStep FunctionsMicroservicesEvent-Driven Architecture