Full job description£500 TO 600 GBP

Remote WORKING
Type: Contract

Backend Engineer - .NET / Azure / Event-Driven Architecture

Contract: 6 months

Day Rate: Up to £600per day, Inside IR35

Working Arrangement: Remote-first, with occasional flexibility required

Security Clearance: Active SC clearance required

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to take a technical lead role within a development pod, delivering robust backend solutions using modern distributed systems and event-driven architecture.

You will specialise in designing and developing CQRS-based systems, helping shape technical approaches and ensuring high-quality backend delivery within a collaborative engineering environment.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on engineer with strong architectural knowledge and practical development experience to contribute to complex, secure technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities *Act as the technical lead for backend development within a delivery pod.
*Design and develop event-driven, distributed backend systems.
*Implement and maintain CQRS-based architectures.
*Apply event sourcing principles where appropriate.
*Develop and integrate APIs to support reliable system communication.
*Build and maintain solutions using C#/.NET and Azure technologies.
*Work with Azure Service Bus to support event-driven messaging and integration.
*Contribute to technical design decisions, coding standards and engineering best practices.
*Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions.
Essential Skills and Experience *CQRS: Strong practical experience designing and implementing CQRS-based systems.
*C#/.NET: Proven backend development experience, preferably using C# and .NET.
*Event-driven architecture: Experience building systems based on events and asynchronous messaging.
*Event sourcing: Understanding and practical experience of event-sourced systems.
*Azure Service Bus: Experience implementing messaging and integration patterns.
*API development: Experience designing and developing backend APIs.
*Distributed systems: Understanding of distributed architectures, reliability and system integration.
*Azure: Experience developing and deploying solutions within Microsoft Azure.
*Technical leadership: Ability to guide backend development and contribute to technical decisions within a delivery team.
*Security clearance: Must hold active SC clearance.
Java developers with strong, demonstrable CQRS and event-driven architecture experience may also be considered, although C#/.NET is preferred.

Contract Details *Six-month initial contract.
*Inside IR35, with flexibility for candidates offering the full range of required skills.
*Remote-first working, with occasional flexibility required.
*Active SC clearance is essential.
If you have strong CQRS experience and enjoy leading hands-on backend development within distributed, event-driven environments, we’d be keen to hear from you.