Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - AI startup

JR United Kingdom; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Une startup AI en phase de levée de fonds propose un poste de Senior Backend Engineer à Swindon, avec un package compétitif et des responsabilités variées. Le candidat idéal aura une solide expérience en Go, sera passionné par la performance et la sécurité des systèmes, et cherchera à jouer un rôle clé dans l'évolution d'une technologie de pointe.

Qualifications

• 4+ années d'expérience dans le développement d'applications en temps réel.
• Compétences éprouvées en Go avec une solide compréhension des systèmes distribués.
• Expérience avec l'infrastructure cloud et les outils de conteneurisation.

Responsibilities

• Concevoir, développer et maintenir des services performants en Go.
• Collaborer avec l'équipe Frontend pour définir et expédier de nouvelles fonctionnalités.
• Assurer la scalabilité, la résilience et la sécurité des systèmes.

Skills

Programmation en Go

Systèmes distribués

Architecture microservices

Conception orientée événement

Mise à l'échelle d'applications

Education

Diplôme de Bachelor en Informatique

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

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Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - AI startup, swindon, wiltshire

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Client:

Few&Far

Location:

swindon, wiltshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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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