Backend Product Engineer for Scale & AI Infra

Mat Vin; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Office in London (Old Street)

Competitive pay and equity

Job summary

Granola is seeking a Product Engineer focused on the Backend to scale our systems for the next 100x users from our London office. You will own backend evolution, design robust APIs, and build AI-ready infrastructure while optimizing databases and monitoring reliability.

Ideal candidates have engineering experience in tech-driven environments, strong TypeScript/Node.js skills, and hands-on AWS/Terraform experience. Relocation assistance is available for those moving to London.

Qualifications

• Engineering experience in tech and product-driven environments.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and infrastructure as code (we build on AWS using Terraform).
• Deep knowledge of relational databases (we use PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with serverless architectures (we love lambdas!).
• Solid understanding of security best practices and performance optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Own the evolution and scaling of our backend infrastructure.
• Design and implement performant APIs and services.
• Build infrastructure to support cutting-edge AI capabilities.
• Optimise database performance and query efficiency.
• Continuously improve reliability and observability through enhanced monitoring and alerting.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure our infrastructure supports continuous product innovation.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

Cloud infrastructure

PostgreSQL

Serverless

Security best practices

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Granola is seeking a Product Engineer focused on the Backend to scale our systems for the next 100x users from our London office. You will own backend evolution, design robust APIs, and build AI-ready infrastructure while optimizing databases and monitoring reliability.

Ideal candidates have engineering experience in tech-driven environments, strong TypeScript/Node.js skills, and hands-on AWS/Terraform experience. Relocation assistance is available for those moving to London.