Senior Back End Engineer in London

Energy Jobline CVL; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy job platform in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and optimize AI-driven data systems. This role involves working with large-scale architecture and ingestion pipelines. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend experience, with strong SQL skills and a curiosity about AI. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £80K to £100K plus equity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend experience, preferably in Python, Go, or Kotlin.
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills required.
• Experience with distributed systems, streaming, or event-driven design.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimise ingestion pipelines, APIs, and query engines.
• Own data performance across PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and Kafka.
• Shape architecture for large-scale, AI-powered data processing.

Skills

Backend experience (Python, Go, or Kotlin)

Strong SQL and data modelling skills

Distributed systems knowledge

Curiosity about AI and data pipelines

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer | AI x Data Systems

Salary: £80 to 100K plus equity

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

The role

• Build and optimise ingestion pipelines, APIs, and query engines
• Own data performance across PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and Kafka
• Shape architecture for large-scale, AI-powered data processing
• Work closely with product and AI teams to ship fast and iterate

You’ll bring

• 5+ years of backend experience (Python, Go, or Kotlin)
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills
• Experience with distributed systems, streaming, or event-driven design
• Curiosity about AI, data pipelines, and intelligent automation

If you’re excited by building reliable systems for AI-driven products and want to make an impact at an early stage - let’s talk

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