Senior Platform Engineer - Shape Systems (Remote)

NearTech Search

City of Edinburgh

On-site

GBP 75,000 - 85,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Regular team meet-ups

Job summary

NearTech Search seeks a Senior Application / Platform Engineer to shape a data-driven platform and define backend architecture in Edinburgh with remote options. The role involves building backend services, APIs, data workflows, and making architecture decisions with autonomy.

You’ll contribute to design, ingestion pipelines, and scalable processing, collaborating with product and infra teams. Join a small, senior team and influence the platform’s direction, not just implement tickets, with

Qualifications

Senior Software Engineer with strong backend/API design experience.
Experience building data-driven platforms and SaaS products.
Proficient in PostgreSQL data modelling and system design.
Ability to influence architecture decisions with technical judgment.

Responsibilities

Designing and building backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities.
Shaping backend architecture, service boundaries, and system design.
Contributing to ingestion pipelines, data workflows, and scalable processing patterns.
Making pragmatic production trade-offs around performance, reliability, and maintainability.
Designing application patterns around tenancy, permissions, and authentication.
Reviewing code and helping define engineering standards.