Lead Backend Engineer - AI-Native Platform for Home Services

We Love Alfa; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Equity

Cash compensation

Job summary

We Love Alfa is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to design a global, agentic‑first platform for moving and home services. You will own the architecture and build scalable systems that power real‑world outcomes for millions of users.

The stack centers on TypeScript, Python with FastAPI, Next.js front‑end, and AWS. This hybrid London role requires hands‑on leadership, end‑to‑end delivery, and a bias for action with live‑voice performance.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable backend architectures for multi‑tenant platforms.
• Proven ability to own end‑to‑end delivery from design to production.
• Delivery focus with strong emphasis on latency and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of the backend platform end‑to‑end.
• Ensure sub‑second latency and high reliability for live voice scenarios.
• Collaborate with frontend and AI teams to deliver integrated features.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

FastAPI

AWS

Tools

Next.js

Claude Code

Job description

We Love Alfa is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to design a global, agentic‑first platform for moving and home services. You will own the architecture and build scalable systems that power real‑world outcomes for millions of users.

The stack centers on TypeScript, Python with FastAPI, Next.js front‑end, and AWS. This hybrid London role requires hands‑on leadership, end‑to‑end delivery, and a bias for action with live‑voice performance.