AI‑Native Backend Engineer for Scalable E‑commerce

Edmund Optics Inc.; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

Extensive training and development

Subsidized gym membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Company events

Job summary

Edmund Optics Ltd. in York, UK, is seeking a Senior E-commerce Backend Engineer: AI Native to design, build, and expand backend services powering a modular e‑commerce platform.

You will work on AI‑driven features, integrations with SAP/HANA, and scalable APIs in a fast-paced, AI‑assisted development environment. The role requires 7+ years in backend development, strong API and systems integration experience, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Backend Platform Development: Design, build, maintain, and extend backend services, APIs, and integration layers that support Edmund Optics' modular e‑commerce architecture and customer‑facing web experiences
• AI‑Native Software Development: Use AI coding agents and agentic development workflows as a core part of day‑to‑day engineering to generate, refactor, test, debug, document, and accelerate production code.
• E‑commerce Systems Integration: Integrate key e‑commerce capabilities including personalization platforms, semantic/LLM search and discovery, DAM, PIM, analytics and data services, and other modular components as the e‑commerce ecosystem evolves
• Enterprise Data & ERP Integration: Build and maintain reliable integrations between the e‑commerce platform and internal enterprise systems, including SAP/HANA, product, pricing, inventory, customer, order, and other business data required to support e‑commerce experiences and transactions
• API & Service Architecture: Develop scalable, secure, well‑documented APIs and services that allow internal applications, third‑party platforms, and customer‑facing experiences to exchange data efficiently and consistently
• LLM & Semantic Capabilities: Partner with e‑commerce, search, data, and AI teams to integrate LLM‑enabled and semantic capabilities into the site, including retrieval, product discovery, conversational experiences, and supporting data pipelines or service layers
• Quality, Testing & Debugging: Build automated testing and validation into development workflows. Use AI‑assisted debugging where appropriate while maintaining strong standards for code review, observability, performance, regression prevention, and production reliability
• Modular Architecture & Reusability: Develop services and components with clear boundaries, reusable interfaces, and maintainable integration patterns that support continued movement toward a more modular and composable e‑commerce architecture
• Vendor & Partner Collaboration: Work directly with technology vendors, implementation partners, and internal teams to understand technical requirements, review integration approaches, troubleshoot issues, and translate platform capabilities into production solutions
• Continuous Improvement & Emerging Tools: Stay current with AI‑assisted software development, agentic coding workflows, backend architecture, integration patterns, and emerging e‑commerce technologies. Evaluate new approaches pragmatically and adopt those that measurably improve engineering speed, quality, or maintainability

Skills

Fluency in English

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SAP/HANA

Job description

Edmund Optics Ltd. in York, UK, is seeking a Senior E-commerce Backend Engineer: AI Native to design, build, and expand backend services powering a modular e‑commerce platform.

You will work on AI‑driven features, integrations with SAP/HANA, and scalable APIs in a fast-paced, AI‑assisted development environment. The role requires 7+ years in backend development, strong API and systems integration experience, and fluency in English.