Backend Senior Software Engineer

Data Idols; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Data Idols is seeking a Backend Senior Software Engineer in London to shape architecture and drive scalability of a cloud-native AI platform used by enterprise clients globally. This hybrid role offers influence over technical direction, engineering standards and product decisions.

You'll own key backend components from design through deployment, optimize performance and reliability, and collaborate with product and engineering leadership to define long-term roadmaps and best practices.

Qualifications

• Backend experience developing scalable backend software in cloud environments.
• Proficient in Python and at least one of Java/Go/Kotlin/C++.
• Experience with TypeScript.
• Experience with AWS or GCP.
• CI/CD and modern engineering practices.
• Designing distributed systems and enterprise-grade apps.

Responsibilities

• Own backend components from design to deployment and support.
• Design, build and scale cloud-native backend services.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership on roadmaps.
• Improve processes, testing, deployment and monitoring.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

Kotlin

C++

TypeScript

AWS/GCP

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Enterprise-grade apps

Job description

Here at Data Idols, we're working with an innovative technology business that is scaling a cutting-edge AI-powered platform used by enterprise clients globally. As the platform continues to grow, they're looking for a Backend Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in shaping its future architecture, scalability and technical direction.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing engineering team where you'll have genuine influence over architecture, technology decisions, product direction and engineering standards.

The Opportunity

Backend Senior Software Engineer

London (Hybrid)

£90,000 - £100,000

Here at Data Idols, we're working with an innovative technology business that is scaling a cutting-edge AI-powered platform used by enterprise clients globally. As the platform continues to grow, they're looking for a Backend Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in shaping its future architecture, scalability and technical direction.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing engineering team where you'll have genuine influence over architecture, technology decisions, product direction and engineering standards.

As a Backend Senior Software Engineer

You'll take ownership of key platform components from design through to deployment, optimisation and ongoing support. Working within a modern cloud-native environment, you'll help design, build and scale the backend services that power an AI-driven platform entering a significant growth phase and supporting an increasingly large enterprise customer base.

You'll be solving complex engineering challenges around scalability, performance and reliability, designing distributed systems and building resilient enterprise-grade software that forms the foundation of the platform.

This is a highly visible role where you'll collaborate closely with product and engineering leadership to shape technical roadmaps, influence architecture decisions and contribute to the long‑term evolution of the platform. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality, resilient software, improving engineering processes and tooling, and driving best practice across development, testing, deployment and monitoring.

Skills and Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing backend software using Python, alongside experience with languages such as Java, Go, Kotlin, C++ or similar
• Commercial experience with TypeScript
• Experience building and operating applications within AWS/GCP environments
• Strong understanding of scalable system design and distributed systems
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering practices
• Experience building resilient, cloud-native, enterprise-grade applications

If you're an experienced backend software engineer looking to solve complex technical challenges and help shape a modern cloud-native platform, we'd love to hear from you.

Backend Senior Software Engineer