Senior Backend Engineer - AI Data Systems (Remote, Equity)

Translucent; Greater London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech startup is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to design, implement, and optimise robust backend services as part of their innovative financial platform. Ideal candidates will be experienced in managing data-heavy systems, possess strong SQL skills, and have a collaborative approach. Join a fast-paced team that values influence on product development and engineering culture, all while working remotely.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity stake

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in data-intensive systems.
• Strong skills in SQL and database design, with optimisation experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise backend services and APIs.
• Own database performance and reliability.
• Build and maintain data ingestion pipelines.

Skills

Backend engineering

SQL

Database design

Python

Go

Kotlin

Cloud platforms

Containerization

Data pipelines

Tools

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading tech startup is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to design, implement, and optimise robust backend services as part of their innovative financial platform. Ideal candidates will be experienced in managing data-heavy systems, possess strong SQL skills, and have a collaborative approach. Join a fast-paced team that values influence on product development and engineering culture, all while working remotely.