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Backend Software Engineer

Forward Role
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Last month
£55,000 – £90,000 pa

Salary

£55,000 – £90,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
23 Apr 2026 (Last month)

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Back-end Software Engineer

Location: Hampshire, London, Cheltenham (Hybrid)
Clearance: eDV Security Clearance
Salary: £55,000 - £85,000 + DV Bonus + Benefits

The Role

Join a specialist engineering team delivering mission-critical software for UK National Security. You'll develop backend solutions that protect people, platforms and information from evolving threats, using modern technologies in a highly secure environment.

What You'll Do

  • Develop clean, secure and scalable back-end software
  • Build, test and maintain software across the lifecycle
  • Contribute to code reviews and documentation
  • Translate technical designs into working features
  • Work with both established and emerging technologies

Essential Skills

  • Python
  • Linux
  • Bash
  • Git
  • Docker

Desirable Skills

  • Apache Pulsar / Kafka
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Atlassian / GitLab
  • CI/CD pipelines

Why Apply?

Work on impactful national-level projects, collaborate with leading engineers, and grow your expertise in one of the UK's most advanced security environments.

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

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