Remote AI Infra Backend & DevOps Engineer for Microservices

Mercor; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI lab is seeking an experienced Backend & DevOps Engineer to design and scale microservices infrastructure for AI systems. You will manage cloud infrastructure and collaborate closely with research teams, ensuring high performance and reliability. Candidates should have 3 years of experience in backend engineering or DevOps, with strong skills in Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. This role offers a full-time contract with remote flexibility.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in backend engineering and/or DevOps roles.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and API design.
• Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure or large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop high-performance, fault-tolerant microservices.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with backend and AI teams to optimize system performance.

Skills

Backend engineering

DevOps

Microservices architecture

Go, Python, or Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud environments (AWS / GCP)

Databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)

Monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Tools

Terraform

Helm

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

Job description

A leading AI lab is seeking an experienced Backend & DevOps Engineer to design and scale microservices infrastructure for AI systems. You will manage cloud infrastructure and collaborate closely with research teams, ensuring high performance and reliability. Candidates should have 3 years of experience in backend engineering or DevOps, with strong skills in Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments. This role offers a full-time contract with remote flexibility.