Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Native SaaS | Remote-First

Burns Sheehan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Sheehan Ltd is assisting a rapidly scaling AI-native SaaS company to hire a Senior Product Engineer (Backend). This role focuses on designing, building, and scaling backend systems powering an AI-driven product, with a remote-first setup and a hybrid London option.

The package includes up to £130,000 salary plus equity. The ideal candidate will have strong Node.js and Typescript skills, cloud experience (GCP/AWS), and a passion for delivering high-quality software used by thousands of

Qualifications

• Strong backend development expertise with Node.js and Typescript.
• Experience designing secure, scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS).

Responsibilities

• Contribute across the stack with a strong backend focus (Node.js/Typescript, GCP).
• Design scalable architectures and APIs to support rapid product growth.
• Lead end-to-end feature development, from concept through to release.
• Champion engineering best practices and bring new ideas to the table.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to build seamless user experiences.

Skills

Node.js

Typescript

API design

Backend engineering

Cloud platforms

Job description

Burns Sheehan Ltd is assisting a rapidly scaling AI-native SaaS company to hire a Senior Product Engineer (Backend). This role focuses on designing, building, and scaling backend systems powering an AI-driven product, with a remote-first setup and a hybrid London option.

The package includes up to £130,000 salary plus equity. The ideal candidate will have strong Node.js and Typescript skills, cloud experience (GCP/AWS), and a passion for delivering high-quality software used by thousands of