Robert Half Technology are assisting a leading UK media organisation to recruit a Backend Engineer on a 6-12 month contract.

We are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the evolution of a global platform supporting international expansion and acquisition integration.

This role focuses on building and scaling transaction systems that enable global commerce, while evolving an existing real-time platform to support new markets. You will address backend capacity constraints and help design a shared transaction and ledger layer used across multiple business lines.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role requiring both high-quality delivery and strong technical leadership in ambiguous, high-scale environments.

You will be expected to: