Remote Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven FinTech Platform

EMNET; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

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Job summary

EMNET is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and build scalable backend platforms, services and APIs powering AI-enabled FinTech products. You will own system design and contribute across production delivery, collaborating with AI, Data and Product teams to turn complex requirements into reliable, scalable software.

You will work on cloud-native architectures, ensure performance and security, and mentor others while shaping engineering standards for high-growth, data-intensive

Qualifications

• Significant backend engineering experience in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of backend design, architecture and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Node.js or Java.
• Cloud infra experience across AWS, GCP or Azure, AWS preferred.
• Experience building scalable, reliable systems for data-intensive apps.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend platforms, services and APIs.
• Build production-grade backend services for AI-enabled products.
• Contribute to architectural decisions across cloud-native systems.
• Develop APIs and services integrating AI/ML features.
• Collaborate with AI and Data teams to productionise functionality.
• Build secure, reliable systems handling complex financial data.
• Own technical initiatives from design through production deployment.
• Improve observability, scalability, resilience and performance.
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor engineers.

Skills

Backend system design

Distributed systems

APIs

Python

Go

Node.js

Java

Cloud platforms

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

Job description

EMNET is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and build scalable backend platforms, services and APIs powering AI-enabled FinTech products. You will own system design and contribute across production delivery, collaborating with AI, Data and Product teams to turn complex requirements into reliable, scalable software.

You will work on cloud-native architectures, ensure performance and security, and mentor others while shaping engineering standards for high-growth, data-intensive