Hybrid London Backend Senior Engineer for AI Platform

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

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.