Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Equity & Cloud-Native

Zettafleet; Remote; GBP 81,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A stealth-mode AI laboratory seeking a Backend Software Engineer in the UK Remote. You will design and develop scalable backend services for Machine Learning workloads. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development and experience in cloud-native technologies. The role offers a competitive salary, equity, and a high-ownership environment where you will lead projects and mentor colleagues. Join us to tackle challenging engineering problems that impact the industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

Equity

28 days + public holidays allowance

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience building reliable and scalable back-end systems.
• Experience architecting and deploying in cloud platforms, understanding of containerization.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly-scalable back-end systems.
• Lead projects from inception to launch with autonomy.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to best practices.

Skills

Back-end development

Cloud-native technologies

Strong ownership mindset

Product-oriented thinking

Leadership

Problem solving

Collaboration and communication

Tools

AWS

C# (.NET 9)

Terraform

Docker

Postgres

SNS/SQS

Redis

Job description

A stealth-mode AI laboratory seeking a Backend Software Engineer in the UK Remote. You will design and develop scalable backend services for Machine Learning workloads. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development and experience in cloud-native technologies. The role offers a competitive salary, equity, and a high-ownership environment where you will lead projects and mentor colleagues. Join us to tackle challenging engineering problems that impact the industry.