Jobs in London - Senior Backend Developer • Central London

Company: Oliver Bernard

Central London

Senior Backend Developer – Node.js, TypeScript, Kafka - up to £70k Leading E-commerce Brand | Up to £70,000 | Hybrid (2 days/week in London)We’re partnering with a leading e-commerce business that’s scaling a modern, event-driven platform to support high transaction volumes and continued growth. They’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join a highly capable engineering team working with Node.js, TypeScript and Kafka.This is a hands-on role where you’ll be building and evolving distributed backend services in a fast-paced, product-focused environment.The RoleBuild, maintain and improve backend services using Node.js and TypeScriptSome experience with ReactDevelop and support event-driven architecture, with Kafka at the coreCollaborate with product, frontend and platform teams to deliver scalable e-commerce solutionsContribute to system design, performance optimisation and best engineering practicesTake ownership of services from development through to productionWhat We’re Looking ForStrong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScriptPractical experience working with event-driven systems (Kafka experience preferred)Good understanding of distributed systems, scalability and reliabilityExperience working in complex backend environments (e-commerce is a plus)A collaborative mindset and a desire to build high-quality softwareSalary & BenefitsSalary up to £70,000Hybrid working: 2 days per week in LondonOpportunity to work on a large-scale, high-impact e-commerce platformModern tech stack with room to influence technical decisionsClear progression within a growing engineering functionSenior Backend Developer – Node.js, TypeScript, Kafka - up to £70k