Backend Engineer (Hybrid) — Systems API & Python/Rust

Technical Futures Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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30 days holiday + time off between X'm

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life assurance

Job summary

Technical Futures Ltd is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a deeptech start-up, combining software engineering with scientific computing. You will work with Python and Rust, design APIs, and contribute to reliable, scalable backend systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers and scientists, containerized deployments, and modern tooling in a hybrid work environment with a generous salary and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in a STEM field.
• Experience with Python and Rust and modern tooling.
• Experience designing systems and APIs that coordinate work and handle failure.
• Focus on code quality and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and iterate platform APIs and backend services.
• Collaborate with engineers and scientists to shape the platform layer.
• Implement robust, scalable backend components with modern tooling.
• Evaluate cloud/HPC integration and deployment considerations.

Skills

Academic background

Python & Rust

APIs & systems design

Code quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Slurm

OIDC/OAuth2

Podman

Ansible

OpenTofu

uv tooling

FastAPI

Job description

Technical Futures Ltd is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a deeptech start-up, combining software engineering with scientific computing. You will work with Python and Rust, design APIs, and contribute to reliable, scalable backend systems.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers and scientists, containerized deployments, and modern tooling in a hybrid work environment with a generous salary and strong benefits.