Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - AI startup

JR United Kingdom; Derby; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI startup in Derby is seeking experienced Backend Go Engineers to develop scalable solutions for financial services. With a package of £80k - £120k base salary and equity options, this role offers high ownership in a dynamic environment. The position focuses on designing real-time systems and includes collaboration with the founding team on innovative projects aimed at transforming AI applications in the finance sector.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience building scalable, high-performance real-time applications.
• Strong programming skills in Go (Golang).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain performant services in Go.
• Collaborate with Founders and the Frontend Engineering team.
• Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and secure.

Skills

Go (Golang)

Scalable applications

Distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Event-driven design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Few&Far

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derby, United Kingdom

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

? SEED stage AI startup; Custom LLMs for Financial Services

? Package: £80k - £120k base salary + a chunk of equity + benefits

? UK Remote-First (occasional meet-ups in London, paid for)

We’re looking for 2 x experienced Backend Go Engineers to join an AI startup about to raise £10M in new funding

The product is a Generative AI company pioneering the development of customizable, privacy-preserving AI solutions; custom LLMs tailored to integrate seamlessly into enterprise applications, particularly within the financial sector.

A company of 10, the Co-Founders have PhDs in the AI/ML field & are looking for their 3rd and 4th Backend Engineers to keep up with client demand for Product Development

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain performant services in Go, playing a key role in designing and building real-time, distributed systems that scale effortlessly and perform reliably under high load.
• Collaborate with Founders and the Frontend Engineering team to define, design, and ship new features
• Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and secure
• Work with cloud infrastructure, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Take part in code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance tuning

What We’re Looking For

• A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a closely related field
• 4+ years experience building scalable, high-performance, real-time applications
• Strong programming skills in Go (Golang)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven design
• Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools

Bonus Points For

• Contributions to open-source projects
• Contributions to an AI product

If scalability, security, databases and performance is your thing, looking for high ownership and impact - this role is for you!

Please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in touch with next steps