Senior Backend Engineer at Midnite

Department: Engineering

Compensation · Listed in posting

£90,000 – £110,000/yr

Setup: Remote - UK
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Aug 25, 2026

Description

Midnite is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build and maintain backend systems, APIs, and services for its sports betting and gaming platform. The role is remote in the United Kingdom, pays £90,000–£110,000 per year, and requires strong Python or backend engineering experience, event-driven architecture, distributed systems, cloud-native AWS development, and ownership of production systems. The company states that prior gaming or casino experience is not required.

Required Skills

Python
AWS
Flask
Pytest
Mypy
Docker
PostgreSQL
SQS
S3
Terraform
Kafka
Redis

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale
Experience designing, building, and operating event-driven architectures using messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka
Experience designing, delivering, and owning significant backend systems from conception through to production
Experience working with PostgreSQL and caching technologies such as Redis
Experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS
Experience collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with the Python, AWS, Flask, Pytest, Mypy, Docker, PostgreSQL, SQS, S3, and Terraform stack
Strong proficiency in Python or another backend language with willingness to learn Python

About Midnite

Midnite

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