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Posted 21 July, 2026

Back-end Engineer (contract)

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
London, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Back-end Engineer (contract) Opus have partnered with an cutting-edge AI focused HealthTech start-up with a mission-driven culture and ethical AI approach. The successful candidate will be making a real impact to patient care outcomes. Contract Specifics: Rate: £400 per day, Outside IR35 Duration: 3 months Start date: ASAP, Immediate starter Working Patterns: Full-time, 1 day p/w in London-offices.Essential: \n
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  • Confident working across data infrastructure, distributed systems, APIS and AI-services
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  • Proven experience in building/designing scalable backend services
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  • Strong experience building and maintaining APIs (REST, GraphQL and/or gRPC).
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  • Knowledge of Docker and AWS (ideally in a recent project)
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  • Essential - must have strong coding skills in Python, Typescript, Node and SQL.
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Nice to have:\n
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  • Docker, ECS, Kubernetes or similar container platform experience
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  • Familiarity with Django frameworks and IaC (e.g. Terraform)
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  • Experience with the deploying and operating ML or AI systems in production.
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Please reach out to Adam Akhtar at Opus ASAP for more information.