Software Engineer - Backend

Backend Software Engineer (Python/Django) x4 Contract £450 to £475 per day Outside IR35 Bath, Hybrid or Remote Bright Purple is partnering with a well-established B2B software business to bring in a contract Backend Software Engineers. You will join the team redesigning their client portal. This is a hands-on role for an experienced mid-level or senior Python engineer. You will design and build the APIs and backend workflows behind new portal features and own your work through to production. You will work in a collaborative product team that values good engineering, uses AI-assisted development well and wants contractors who will add to technical decisions. What you ll be doing Designing, building and maintaining backend services and APIs using Python and Django Owning work end to end, from technical refinement through to deployment and monitoring Working closely with product, programme management, QA, platform engineering and other developers to shape practical solutions Making sound trade-offs across security, performance, maintainability, cost and delivery Breaking complex work into clear increments and raising dependencies and risks early Writing clean, well-tested, well-documented code with good observability built in Taking part in code reviews and helping improve test automation, CI/CD and production reliability What you ll bring Commercial experience building and supporting backend services in production Strong Python skills and production Django experience, ..... full job details .....