Backend Platform Engineer - Cloud, Remote

poolside; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI development company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design and implement their multi-tenant cloud and enterprise platform. You will work in a remote-first environment and collaborate across Europe and North America. The ideal candidate should have strong API development experience, knowledge of distributed systems, and proficiency in at least one programming language such as Go, Ruby, or Python. Excellent benefits include flexible hours and a diverse culture.

Benefits

Fully remote work & flexible hours

37 days/year of vacation & holidays

Health insurance allowance for dependents

Company-provided equipment

Wellbeing and home office allowances

Frequent team gatherings

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Experience building API back-ends for large user bases or high request volumes.
• Comfortable with distributed systems and cloud environments.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and containerization in production.

Responsibilities

• Build the poolside platform as the backbone of the product experience.
• Develop cloud and enterprise product offerings.
• Ensure scalability of the poolside product experience for developers.

Skills

API back-end development

Distributed systems

Developer experience tools

Testing code

Programming in Go, Ruby or Python

DevOps tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

Job description

A leading AI development company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design and implement their multi-tenant cloud and enterprise platform. You will work in a remote-first environment and collaborate across Europe and North America. The ideal candidate should have strong API development experience, knowledge of distributed systems, and proficiency in at least one programming language such as Go, Ruby, or Python. Excellent benefits include flexible hours and a diverse culture.