Senior Backend Engineer

Oliver Bernard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a high-performing team in the UK. You will work with Product, Design, QA and Engineering to build backend applications from the ground up on a high-scale platform.

The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and delivering low-latency systems using C#, .NET, AWS/Azure, MongoDB and SQL. You’ll tackle complex challenges around real-time data and ML, collaborating with an experienced team in a product-led environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building backend services for high-scale, low-latency systems.
• Strong proficiency in C#/.NET and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend applications end-to-end for high-scale workloads.
• Lead on projects and mentor other engineers to improve code quality.
• Collaborate with product, design, QA and engineering to deliver robust systems.

Skills

C#

.NET

AWS

Azure

MongoDB

SQL

Tools

MongoDB

SQL

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

Salary paying up to £100k + annual bonus + equity

Oliver Bernard are partnered with a global technology company who are looking for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join their high-performing engineering team.

You’ll be part of a cross-functional team of around 9–10, working closely with Product, Design, QA and Engineering to build and deliver backend applications from the ground up. This is a high-ownership role where you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact, while also leading on projects and mentoring other engineers.

We’re looking for product-led engineers with experience working on high-scale, high-throughput and low-latency systems. You’ll be tackling complex challenges around real-time data and ML, alongside a strong and experienced engineering team in this space.

Tech stack: C#, .NET, AWS/Azure, MongoDB and SQL.

If you’re looking for your next opportunity to work on challenging, high-scale technology in a collaborative environment, this could be a great fit.