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Software Engineer - London
- london, england, United Kingdom
- Contract
- £64 - £84 Per Day
Job Description
Required Skills
- Kotlin
- TLS
- DNS
- unit testing
- AWS
- MCP
- AI
- Java
- TypeScript
- CDK
- AWS CDK
- Networking
- CI/CD
Job Summary
Backend Software Engineer – AWS CDK & Edge Platforms
Location: London (Hybrid)
Pay Rate: £400 / day Inside IR35
Duration: 12 Months
The Opportunity
Looking to work on high-scale distributed systems for a major global streaming platform?
We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer for a 12-month contract with the Video Platform team in Central London. You will join a dedicated team delivering automated traffic routing, end-to-end observability, client configuration releases, and AI tool hosting platforms.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Developing resilient backend microservices using AWS-native services.
- Building out integration points for AI tools via Model Context Protocol (MCP) frameworks.
- Improving system performance, automated failovers, and low-latency client routing.
- Collaborating within an established engineering team to maintain operational standards.
What We Are Looking For
- Solid software engineering background with Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript.
- Practical experience deploying and managing workloads on AWS using AWS CDK.
- Baseline knowledge of web networking (HTTP, TLS, DNS, load balancing).
- Familiarity with CI/CD automation, unit testing, and operating cloud systems in production.