Backend Engineer: AI-Powered Workflow Platform

Cogna; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and share option plan

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Excellent pension scheme, fixed at 7.5%

Private healthcare, including family cover

Flexible hybrid working with 2 days in office

Regular social events and offsites

Access to gym and fitness classes

Job summary

A technology company located in Greater London seeks a Backend Engineer to lead the implementation and delivery of backend services for innovative SaaS applications. This role involves building and integrating APIs, designing data workflows using advanced AI tools, and collaborating within a dynamic team. Candidates should possess strong experience in Python or TypeScript, alongside familiarity with cloud technologies and a desire to work with AI tools. The position offers competitive pay, a share option plan, and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Strong backend/API experience with Python or TypeScript.
• Familiarity or interest in agentic AI coding tools.
• Proven integrations experience with APIs required.

Responsibilities

• Build and own core backend features and critical API integrations.
• Design and implement complex data pipelines and workflows.
• Validate and harden accelerated workflows.

Skills

Strong backend/API experience (Python or TypeScript)

SQL and data modelling skills

Familiarity with AI coding tools

Proven integrations experience with APIs

Workflow orchestration and data engineering experience

Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker, cloud

Tools

Python

FastAPI

SQL

Dagster

Temporal

Docker

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

A technology company located in Greater London seeks a Backend Engineer to lead the implementation and delivery of backend services for innovative SaaS applications. This role involves building and integrating APIs, designing data workflows using advanced AI tools, and collaborating within a dynamic team. Candidates should possess strong experience in Python or TypeScript, alongside familiarity with cloud technologies and a desire to work with AI tools. The position offers competitive pay, a share option plan, and flexible hybrid working arrangements.