Senior Backend Engineer — Real-Time SaaS Scale

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holiday (PTO)

Comprehensive health benefits

Regular team meetups

Hybrid flexible work environment

Coffee and lunch provided at office

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our agile team. You'll have autonomy and a significant impact on building core backend services for our platform used by major companies like Spotify and Google.

This role requires at least 8 years of experience in backend development, particularly with Node.js and AWS, alongside strong SQL skills. We offer a competitive salary of £120k–£135k plus stock options, alongside unlimited holiday and health benefits.

The position is based in the U.K. with a hybrid work model that promotes collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of owning and delivering backend services.
• Strong SQL skills, with hands-on query optimization experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop core APIs and services for the company editor.
• Optimize database architectures and schema designs.
• Enhance customer-facing applications for accounts and billing.

Skills

Node.js

SQL

AWS

Cloud infrastructure

Back-end services

Communication

Tools

MySQL

Terraform

Docker

GitHub Actions

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our agile team. You'll have autonomy and a significant impact on building core backend services for our platform used by major companies like Spotify and Google.

This role requires at least 8 years of experience in backend development, particularly with Node.js and AWS, alongside strong SQL skills. We offer a competitive salary of £120k–£135k plus stock options, alongside unlimited holiday and health benefits.

The position is based in the U.K. with a hybrid work model that promotes collaboration and innovation.