Backend Developer

**Backend Developer - circa £40,000 per annum base + benefits - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne**

We are seeking an experienced Back-End Developer. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performance APIs. You'll work closely with front-end developers, DevOps engineers, and product teams to deliver complex business logic to the front-end web application.

Key accountabilities

Design, implement, and maintain RESTful APIs
Develop reusable and secure server-side logic, middleware, and services
Integrate with third-party APIs and data sources
Work with databases to design schemas and optimize queries
Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for back-end components
Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve application performance and scalability
Ensure APIs are well-documented and follow consistent standards
Collaborate with front-end and mobile developers to define API contracts
Participate in a...