Senior Backend Engineer — Climate Tech, Scale & Impact

CarbonChain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

£500 home office setup allowance

£2,000 annual learning allowance

Private healthcare

Generous parental leave policy

Weekly team lunches in the office

Office gym

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

CarbonChain, based in Greater London, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build robust systems for carbon data workflows. In this high-impact role, you will oversee projects, collaborate with teams, and maintain high engineering standards.

Applicants should have 5+ years of experience, strong backend skills, and deep knowledge of Python. The position offers a range of benefits including 28 days annual leave, private healthcare, and a £2,000 annual learning allowance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building complex software systems across the full development lifecycle.
• Strong backend engineering skills with experience building modern web applications.
• Deep knowledge of Python and familiarity with frontend technologies like TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, job queues, and asynchronous processing.
• Knowledge of IaC/Terraform and modern CI/CD practices.
• Strong collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend systems that handle complex carbon data workflows and integrations.
• Own features from technical design through deployment.
• Write clean, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and designers.
• Contribute to architectural decisions.
• Participate in code reviews.

Job description

CarbonChain, based in Greater London, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build robust systems for carbon data workflows. In this high-impact role, you will oversee projects, collaborate with teams, and maintain high engineering standards.

Applicants should have 5+ years of experience, strong backend skills, and deep knowledge of Python. The position offers a range of benefits including 28 days annual leave, private healthcare, and a £2,000 annual learning allowance.