Backend Software Engineer – AWS CDK & Edge Platforms

Backend Software Engineer – AWS CDK & Edge Platforms Location: London (Hybrid) Pay Rate: £400 / day Inside IR35 Duration: 12 Months The Opportunity Looking to work on high-scale distributed systems for a major global streaming platform? We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer for a 12-month contract with the Video Platform team in Central London. You will join a dedicated team delivering automated traffic routing, end-to-end observability, client configuration releases, and AI tool hosting platforms. What You’ll Be Doing Developing resilient backend microservices using AWS-native services.Building out integration points for AI tools via Model Context Protocol (MCP) frameworks.Improving system performance, automated failovers, and low-latency client routing.Collaborating within an established engineering team to maintain operational standards. What We Are Looking For Solid software engineering background with Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript.Practical experience deploying and managing workloads on AWS using AWS CDK.Baseline knowledge of web networking (HTTP, TLS, DNS, load balancing).Familiarity with CI/CD automation, unit testing, and operating cloud systems in production.