https://jobs.co.uk/job/senior-backend-python-engineer-interact-consulting--40af50b0-5212-4d9c-96f0-a800fbfba3a6 RSS feed for Senior Backend Python Engineer at InterAct Consulting. en-gb Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/senior-backend-python-engineer-interact-consulting--40af50b0-5212-4d9c-96f0-a800fbfba3a6 https://jobs.co.uk/job/senior-backend-python-engineer-interact-consulting--40af50b0-5212-4d9c-96f0-a800fbfba3a6 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:52:50 GMT Location: Edinburgh | Salary: 130000.00-130000.00 Annual | Type: Permanent | Senior Backend Python Engineer (UK-based (remote), -£130-150K + perks) Join a fast-growing sports-tech success story and take real ownership of the systems that power live-event traffic at scale. This isn''t a ticket-taker Back End role. You''ll own your services end-to-end - designing them, shipping them, and keeping them running in production. You''ll shape the architecture, drive key technical decisions, and have genuine autonomy to build the platform the right way.andnbsp; What you''ll be doing: Leading Back End development across event-driven, high-availability systems Owning cloud infrastructure across AWS andamp; GCP Building with Python (FastAPI or similar), Postgres, and Redis Designing clean, versioned, backwards-compatible APIs Driving CI/CD and observability for systems that can''t afford downtime during live eventsandnbsp;What we''re looking for: Hands-on experience running real production workloads on AWS - not just deploying to it Strong Postgres/SQL skills: schema design, query tuning, migrations Solid API design chops: clear contracts, versioning, backwards compatibility Python-first mindset (FastAPI or similar) Redis experience: caching patterns, inval... Permanent