Senior Backend Engineer

Deducta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing data intelligence firm in London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and maintain high-volume APIs and AI processing systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Object Oriented Programming and work under SOLID, DDD, and Clean Architecture principles. This role offers a highly competitive compensation package starting at £180k, with visa sponsorship available for the right candidate. Join a team dedicated to driving technical excellence and delivering significant business impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Object Oriented Programming.
• Experience with SOLID, DDD, and Clean Architecture principles.
• Results-oriented mindset focused on technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the backbone of the platform.
• Build and maintain fast APIs.
• Develop high-quality user-ready features.

Skills

Object Oriented Programming

.NET experience

SOLID principles

DDD

Clean Architecture

Job description

Overview

📝 Summary Deducta is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our fast-growing team in London. Our mission is to set the gold standard for trusted, high-quality enterprise data. You will be responsible for:

• Shipping excellent code, fast
• Building and maintaining high-volume, low-latency, and ultra-dependable APIs and AI processing systems

Location: London, UK (office located near London Bridge)

Comp: Total compensation for this role starts at £180k in cash and equity

Visas: We will sponsor a visa for the right candidate to join us

About Deducta

Deducta is a data intelligence platform for global enterprises. We deliver unprecedented clarity into mission-critical data for the world’s largest and most complex enterprises, starting with spend data.

We use agentic workflows to transform disconnected data into a single source of truth, empowering enterprises to make fully informed decisions that deliver significant operational improvements and bottom line savings.

We are the foundational layer behind major business transformation. Our partners use Deducta to deliver results that matter, orders of magnitude faster.

Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain the backbone of our platform.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain fast, high volume, and well documented APIs
• Build data ingestion and AI processing engines at scale
• Collaborate with the product and frontend teams to develop dependable, user-ready features
• Simplify massive datasets
• Ship excellent code, fast
• Be responsible for the quality of the code base

Success in this role means

• Building systems which encounter zero errors and low latency when processing massive datasets
• Leading development efforts from idea inception to production, constantly driving improvement and new features

Who will be the right fit?

We’re looking for a startup-ready, technically exceptional engineer who thrives on ownership and complexity.

You might be the right fit if you have…

• Extensive experience in Object Oriented Programming (.NET experience is a plus)
• Experience working under SOLID, DDD, and Clean Architecture principles
• A results oriented mindset, with excitement to drive technical excellence for business impact

You will thrive in our work environment if…

• You embrace the principles of freedom and responsibility, and are comfortable taking calculated risks
• You thrive under ambiguity with high levels of ownership
• You demonstrate unreasonable hospitality to prospects, clients, and teammates as a default
• You value candour, love feedback, and deliver it thoughtfully
• You are genuinely excited by the possibilities of applied AI and energized to join a high performing team

As an early team member, you’ll help shape our culture, our processes, and our trajectory. You’ll be part of a team of exceptional people building something category-defining.

Hiring Process

• Intro call
• Technical Interview
• Final call
• Offer, Referencing, and Start