Avanti Recruitment is currently partnered with a leading education focused company and we are looking for a talented Backend Engineer to join their engineering team. You''ll be instrumental in developing and maintaining high-performance backend systems that power their educational platform, impacting thousands of learners worldwide. Core Technologies Node.js and TypeScript GraphQL and REST APIs MySQL and PlanetScale Docker Fly.io Key Responsibilities Design and develop scalable microservices architecture Create and maintain efficient APIs using GraphQL and RESTful principles Write clean, testable server-side code Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines Required Skills Good experience with JavaScript and TypeScript Node.js and microservices development experience Solid understanding of web service architectures Experience with MySQL and distributed databases Strong testing background (unit and integration) Knowledge of container technologies (Docker) Desirable Skills Experience with e-commerce platforms (Shopify) Frontend knowledge (React/Remix) Working Arrangements Hybrid working model: 3 days office-based, 2 days remote in Birmingham Benefits Package 25 days holiday (increasing by 0.5 days annually after 2 years, capped at 28 days) Christmas Eve off when falling on a workday Additional leave purchase scheme (up to 3 extra days) Subsidized Vitality Private Health Cover Competitive pension scheme Exclusive staff discounts on courses Enhanced sick pay (2 weeks fully ..... full job details .....