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Senior Backend Engineer
Own core services behind the shared record that every sme+ product reads and writes.
Manchester
Full-Time
About the role
We are hiring a senior backend engineer to own the services behind the shared record every sme+ product reads from. It is a hands-on role with real production responsibility from week one.
What you will do
Design and build services in TypeScript and Postgres.
Model records, permissions and audit events that hold under real load.
Work directly with implementation consultants on live customer problems.
Keep performance predictable as customer data grows.
What we are looking for
Several years building production backend systems.
Comfort with data modelling and migrations on live systems.
Clear written reasoning — we document decisions.
Interest in operational software, not just the stack.