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Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - AI startup

Few&Far

United Kingdom

Remote

GBP 80,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

A leading AI startup seeks two experienced Backend Go Engineers to join their growing team. You will design and maintain scalable services in Go for their innovative financial solutions. This remote-first position offers an attractive salary package, including equity, and the chance to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

4+ years experience building scalable, high-performance applications.
Strong understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven design.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain performant services in Go.
Collaborate with the frontend team to define and ship new features.
Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and secure.

Skills

Programming skills in Go (Golang)

Understanding of distributed systems

Experience with cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

This range is provided by Few&Far. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Information Services, Software Development, and Financial Services

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