https://jobs.co.uk/job/back-end-engineer-pontoon--6b06e896-dc08-4367-ad5e-9a0c6bdd8b86 RSS feed for Back End Engineer at Pontoon. en-gb Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:18:58 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/back-end-engineer-pontoon--6b06e896-dc08-4367-ad5e-9a0c6bdd8b86 https://jobs.co.uk/job/back-end-engineer-pontoon--6b06e896-dc08-4367-ad5e-9a0c6bdd8b86 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Manchester | Salary: Negotiable | Type: Contract | - Backend Engineer - Enterprise Knowledge & AI Platform 2 Vacancies | Leeds, Manchester or Edinburgh | Hybrid - 2 Days on Site Contract: Initial term to 20 December 2026, with a view to extend | multi-year programme We''re looking for two Backend Engineers to join a major UK financial services organisation embarking on an exciting technology transformation. You''ll be part of a multi-year programme building a new enterprise knowledge platform from scratch, designed to connect AI services and applications securely with enterprise systems, tools, and data. This is a genuine greenfield opportunity where you''ll help shape the architecture and build scalable, resilient services supporting AI agent workflows, enterprise knowledge access, integrations, and business process automation. What you''ll be doing Build backend services using Java 20% more focus on Python 80% and/or Node.js Develop secure, scalable REST APIs Design microservices and event-driven architectures Work with Kafka/Pub/Sub Conversant with GCP Implement OAuth, SAML and SSO Build cloud-native applications using Kubernetes/OpenShift and containers Develop CI/CD, monitoring and observability c... Contract