Senior Backend Engineer: API & Systems Design (Hybrid)

Technical Futures Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shares

30 days holiday

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life assurance

Job summary

Technical Futures Ltd is seeking a Senior Software / Backend Engineer for a deeptech start-up. You will apply strong Python and Rust skills to design scalable services and APIs, collaborating with engineers and scientists on the platform layer.

Hybrid work (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH) with a generous base salary and benefits including shares, 30 days holiday, private healthcare, pension, and life assurance.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or related field.
• Experience designing systems and APIs between services.
• Proficiency in modern Python tooling and packaging.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services and APIs for complex engineering systems.
• Collaborate with engineers and scientists to shape the platform layer.
• Focus on code quality and robust software engineering practices.

Skills

Python

Rust

API design

Cloud computing

HPC job management

OIDC/OAuth2

Containerization

Education

Software Engineering / CS / Physics (degree)

Tools

Podman

Ansible/OpenTofu

FastAPI

Job description

Technical Futures Ltd is seeking a Senior Software / Backend Engineer for a deeptech start-up. You will apply strong Python and Rust skills to design scalable services and APIs, collaborating with engineers and scientists on the platform layer.

Hybrid work (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH) with a generous base salary and benefits including shares, 30 days holiday, private healthcare, pension, and life assurance.