Senior Backend Software Engineer

Dubizzle Limited; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Basingstoke is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design and maintain scalable systems contributing to data collaboration solutions. Key responsibilities include implementing robust backend services, optimizing database management, and ensuring security compliance. Candidates should have over 5 years in backend development, especially in Go, and familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud platforms. This role offers a competitive salary, generous leave, private medical insurance, and opportunities for career growth within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity leave

Fantastic corporate discounts

Mental wellbeing support

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs.
• Identify performance bottlenecks to ensure reliability.
• Develop automated testing strategies for code quality.

Skills

Backend development

Go

Distributed systems

gRPC

Microservices architecture

RESTful APIs

AWS

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Problem-solving

Tools

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Job description

InfoSum is the world’s leading data collaboration platform, providing solutions to the world’s largest enterprises to allow collaboration across data sources and deliver richer customer experiences that prioritize consumer privacy. Our vision is to unlock data’s limitless potential, by enabling the world’s data to be connected but never shared. As a people‑first organization, we can offer you the personal and professional flexibility needed to get the job কৰিছিল, grow with us, and help challenge the status quo. If you want to work with a business that encourages collaboration, and champions the idea that the sum is greater than its parts, then we want to hear from you. The Engineering department at InfoSum is dedicated to delivering high‑quality, innovative software solutions that meet the needs of our customers and drive the success of our organization. We strive to leverage cutting‑edge technologies, best practices, and collaborative teamwork to develop scalable, reliable, and user‑friendly software products.

Job Overview

kering a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, high‑performance backend systems that power InfoSum’s data collaboration platform. You will work closely with cross Beyoncé regression teams, including frontend engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams, to deliver robust and efficient solutions. This role requires deep geneases in backend development, system architecture, and database management, with a focus on performance, security, and reliability.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, high‑performance backend services and APIs that support business needs.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure smooth operation under high loads.
• Design, optimize, and maintain relational databases to support data integrity and scalability.
• Implement security best practices to protect Resource and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
• Develop automated testing strategies to maintain code quality and system reliability.
• Work with product, frontend and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of backend services. Provide mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions to proactively detect and address issues in production.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and apply best practices to improve system efficiency and maintainability.

Additional Company‑Wide Requirements

• Understand and comply with InfoSum’s security and privacy policies, maintaining a budetefocus on information security in all backend‑related activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development, with expertise in Go. Experience with Python and/or Java would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, gRPC, microservices architecture, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of database design, query optimization, and administration for relational (e.g. PostgreSQL) databases.
我和 Knowledge of scalability strategies, microservices architecture, load balancing, caching, and event‑driven architectures, in particular Kafka.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing to ensure reliable deployments.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong collaboration and communicationғым skills to work effectively дру cross‑functional team.

A competitive salary based on your experience and ability to perform in role.

25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) + a day off for your birthday + 2 Volunteering days.

Private medical insurance.

Life assurance – 4x your base salary.

Fantastic corporate discounts and mental wellbeing support, including a top‑of‑line EAP.

Salary sacrifice schemes.

Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Share Parental Leave.

We have fantastic offices in Basingstoke and London complete with a fully stocked fridge / snacks and catered lunches 2 times a week.

We also reward our teams with monthly socials, 4 pm finishes on a Friday & 3 pm Fridays finishes during the summer.handler months of June, July and August, 3 extra days off during the Christmas holidays and a culture built on recognition, collaboration and success.