Backend Engineer (DevOps / Cloud)

FitXR; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A fitness technology company is looking for a Software Engineer to bridge DevOps and backend development. This role focuses on AWS infrastructure, C# backend coding, and supporting teams in a remote-friendly environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in managing cloud infrastructure and a collaborative mindset. This permanent position offers great benefits including unlimited annual leave and stock options.

Benefits

Unlimited annual leave

Stock options

Learning budget

Wellbeing budget + private health insurance

Home office set-up budget

VR headset

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience managing cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code.
• Strong proficiency in writing C# backend code.
• Comfortable working in small teams or startups.

Responsibilities

• Spend 70% of time in DevOps and 30% in backend development.
• Evolve AWS-hosted infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support backend teams during development cycles.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure management

C# Backend Development

Collaboration

DevOps Practices

Pragmatic Thinking

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Unity

Job description

We're a fitness technology company working at the cutting edge of VR and MR, building a movement for movement. Our mission is to redefine fitness and prove that exercise can be fun and for everyone. We believe in a future where exercise is everywhere.

We're looking for a Software Engineer to bridge the gap between DevOps and our backend team. You'll need to be strong in both cloud infra and backend (C# .NET) development and excited to up-skill others. You'll focus on DevOps work but stay hands-on in the codebase building and and architecting new features as part of our backend engineering team. When things go wrong, you'll lead the detective effort to understand the root cause and fix underlying problems so they don't reoccur in future.

The current FitXR experience in VR is just the beginning - we'll continue to disrupt fitness across new platforms and experiences and you'll play a big role in enabling innovation.

What you'll do

• Spend around 70% of your time in DevOps and 30% in development
• Take ownership of and evolve our AWS-hosted infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines - prioritising scalability, reliability and automation
• Support and unblock backend teams by embedding deeply in development cycles
• Build tooling and automation that improves developer experience and platform reliability
• Champion pragmatic safety - implementing guardrails without stifling speed or creativity

Our tech stack

• C# Backend (.NET Core)
• AWS (S3, DynamoDB, RDS SQS, SNS and CloudFormation)
• Linux, Docker and Kubernetes (running on EKS)
• React & Unity Frontend
• Github
• Datadog

You should apply if

• Our mission resonates with you
• You've managed cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code before
• You're comfortable writing C# backend code
• You've worked in small teams or startups with a strong emphasis on ownership
• You're collaborative, pragmatic, and deeply care about product quality
• You value autonomy and want to make a real impact - not just keep the lights on
• You're a fan of fully remote work
• You're excited by the potential GenAI has to make great engineers even greater. We provide everyone with a budget to use and experiment with AI tools

You shouldn't apply if

• You believe DevOps operates best in a silo away from the development team
• You'd rather fix things manually for the fifth time than script it once
• Autonomy makes you uncomfortable - we move fast and trust each other to do great work

Our mission is to make fitness fun and accessible for everyone. To build inclusive products, we need to build an inclusive team. Please know that this list is indicative and that we would still love to hear from you even if you feel you only are a 75% match. We promote a diverse and inclusive culture at FitXR.

Logistics

The application and interview process looks like this:

1. Apply with your CV
2. Interview with the talent team
3. Interview with CTO
4. Tech Task
5. Interview with FitXR Founder

This is a permanent position based in UK or Spain, with the ability to work remotely within those countries only. We're not sponsoring visas right now so you'll need to already have full right to work in your chosen location.

Benefits

Fully remote: your life, your way of working

Unlimited annual leave

Stock options - everyone is an owner

£800 per annum learning budget

£900 per annum wellbeing budget + private health insurance available

£400 home office set-up budget

VR headset

12 weeks fully paid family leave

Flexible working around core hours of 10am to 4:30pm

Department Engineering Locations UK, Spain Remote status Fully Remote