Backend Systems Engineer — Hybrid/Remote, Cloud-Scale

Upwind Security; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Upwind Security is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for our Backend Engineering team. You will own the lifecycle of backend services, from design to deployment, focusing on reliability and performance in a cloud-native environment.

You'll work with Kubernetes, Docker, and data-intensive systems across AWS, GCP, and Azure, collaborating with Frontend, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver robust features and scalable architecture in a hybrid Belfast office setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field.
• 1+ years of Backend Engineering experience with a high-level language (Golang or Java).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience building data-intensive systems (databases, event systems, messaging).
• Experience with CI/CD.
• Experience with microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the lifecycle of backend projects from design to deployment and maintenance in production.
• Perform reliability and performance analysis on Golang/Java applications.
• Contribute to designs, capacity planning, and defining SLOs with cross-team collaboration.
• Conduct design and code reviews within the engineering group.
• Interface with Frontend, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver features.

Skills

Backend engineering

Golang

Java

CI/CD

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Neo4j

ElasticSearch

Redis

TimescaleDB

RabbitMQ

Job description

Upwind Security is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for our Backend Engineering team. You will own the lifecycle of backend services, from design to deployment, focusing on reliability and performance in a cloud-native environment.

You'll work with Kubernetes, Docker, and data-intensive systems across AWS, GCP, and Azure, collaborating with Frontend, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver robust features and scalable architecture in a hybrid Belfast office setup.