Backend Senior Software Engineer

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

Job summary

Data Idols in London is seeking a Backend Senior Software Engineer to own key platform components from design to deployment. You’ll work in a cloud-native environment, building scalable services powering an AI-driven platform for enterprise clients.

You’ll influence architecture, drive engineering best practices, and collaborate with product leadership to define technical roadmaps and standards in a high-visibility role.

Qualifications

• Experience developing backend systems using Python (and related languages).
• Strong background in scalable, distributed backend architectures.
• Experience with cloud providers (AWS/GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own key platform components from design to deployment.
• Design, build and scale backend services in a cloud-native environment.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to shape roadmaps and standards.
• Deliver high-quality, resilient software and improve engineering processes.

Skills

Python backend

Java/Go/Kotlin/C++

TypeScript

AWS/GCP

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Cloud-native

Enterprise-grade software

Job description

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.

The Opportunity

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.