Senior Backend Engineer (Node/TS) | Fully Remote | AI Fintech Scale-up | Up to £100k + Benefits

Oliver Bernard; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote UK work

Flexible working

Job summary

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a remote UK role, offering up to £100k. You will design and deliver scalable backend services in Node.js/TypeScript while integrating with AI-enabled features.

The position supports remote work across the UK and collaboration with product and AI teams. The role emphasises cloud-based architectures on AWS, microservices, and event-driven systems, with strong frontend collaboration using React and modern tooling.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend development with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Strong experience building interactive frontend applications with React.
• Proven track record delivering cloud-based systems in AWS.
• Experience designing scalable, service-led architectures (microservices, event-driven).
• Genuine interest in AI-driven software products.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable, event-based backend services and APIs.
• Partner with product leaders and AI specialists to translate concepts into deployable solutions.
• Contribute to system reliability, performance optimisation and engineering best practices.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

React

AWS

Microservices

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Remote (UK) - Up to £100k

We are supporting a rapidly scaling AI driven fintech organisation in their search for a Senior Software Engineer to strengthen their UK based engineering function. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to real world AI enabled products that are reshaping operational processes across financial services.

What you'll be doing:

• Architect and deliver scalable, event based backend services and APIs


• Partner with product leaders and AI specialists to translate concepts into stable, deployable solutions


• Contribute to system reliability, performance optimisation and engineering best practice

Front end: React and modern front end tooling

Cloud: AWS including Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB and RDS

Architecture: Microservices and event driven systems

What they're looking for:

• 6+ years commercial experience in backend development using Node.js and TypeScript


• Strong experience building interactive front end applications


• Proven track record delivering cloud based systems within AWS environments


• Experience designing and maintaining scalable, service led architectures
  
• Genuine interest in AI driven software products

What’s on Offer:

• Up to £100k


• Remote and flexible working across the UK


• Clear career progression

Senior Software Engineer - Remote (UK) - Up to £100k