Business Systems Engineer: API, Automation & AI in Ops

Head Resourcing; Ingliston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Head Resourcing is seeking a hands-on Business Systems Engineer to help scale and optimise internal systems across sales, operations, warehousing and fulfilment. The role is permanent and full-time, with a hybrid UK-based arrangement and regular time in Edinburgh.

You'll work on PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js, build APIs, automations and data pipelines, and collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to deliver measurable business impact, using AWS, Docker, CI/CD and modern engineering

Qualifications

• Strong experience in PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js.
• Proven ownership of production software and critical systems.
• Experience building APIs, integrations and backend systems.
• Understanding of relational databases and data modelling.
• Experience with automated testing and modern deployment practices.
• Ability to work with non-technical stakeholders and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver software solutions from discovery through to production.
• Build and improve internal systems, APIs and integrations.
• Automate workflows and eliminate manual processes.
• Support data quality, reporting and operational visibility.
• Investigate and resolve production issues.
• Contribute to AI-assisted business workflows and engineering practices.
• Improve testing, deployment pipelines, monitoring and documentation.

Skills

API design

Backend development

Data modelling

Testing practices

AI tooling

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

Laravel

NestJS

React

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Docker

AWS

CI/CD

TypeScript

NodeJS

PHP

Lambda

Cloud

Security

Job description

Head Resourcing is seeking a hands-on Business Systems Engineer to help scale and optimise internal systems across sales, operations, warehousing and fulfilment. The role is permanent and full-time, with a hybrid UK-based arrangement and regular time in Edinburgh.

You'll work on PHP/Laravel or TypeScript/Node.js, build APIs, automations and data pipelines, and collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to deliver measurable business impact, using AWS, Docker, CI/CD and modern engineering