Senior Software Engineer

Echobox Careers and Employment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast

Team lunches

Team events

London summer camp

Pension contributions

Generous leave

Balcony office

Job summary

Echobox is seeking an experienced Backend Developer in London to design, build, and maintain scalable back-end services for our AI-powered publishing platform.

You will work with senior engineers to optimize systems, write clean code, and deploy services in a cloud environment, collaborating with data science and front-end teams to drive reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years in back-end development with server-side tech focus.
• Strong knowledge of Python, Java, or Node.js and backend frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineers to design, build, and maintain back-end services.
• Develop scalable systems to support large data and ML workloads.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and standards.
• Deploy and integrate back-end services with front-end and data science systems.
• Improve architecture for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues to enhance system performance.
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify needs and drive improvements.
• Continuously learn new technologies to improve infrastructure.

Skills

Backend development

Python/Java/Node.js

REST APIs

Git

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

We are a fast-growing, research-driven company building an artificial intelligence that helps online publishers overcome the challenges they face every day. Using novel AI, we are revolutionising the publishing industry and have a track record of building things that others have ruled out as impossible. Leading names from around the world rely on our product every day, including The Times, Le Monde, The Guardian, Vogue and many more.

About the Role:

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with senior engineers to design, build, and maintain back-end services and systems that support our AI-powered products, all whilst meeting launch deadlines.
• Assist in the development and optimization of scalable, high-performance systems to support large volumes of data and machine learning models.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while following best practices and coding standards.
• Contribute to the deployment and integration of back-end services, ensuring that they work seamlessly with front-end and data science systems.
• Help improve the architecture and functionality of our back-end systems, focusing on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Assist with debugging and troubleshooting technical issues, providing solutions to enhance system performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify system needs and contribute to continuous improvements.
• Continuously learn and apply new technologies and techniques to improve back-end infrastructure and processes.

Requirements:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3-5 years of experience in back-end development or related field, with a focus on server-side technologies.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages such as Python, Java, or Node.js, and experience with back-end frameworks.
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and experience in building and optimizing data storage solutions.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and best practices for back-end development.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and deploying applications in a cloud environment.
• A passion for solving problems with technology and working to deliver efficient, scalable solutions.
• A proactive, results-driven mindset with the ability to work independently and learn quickly.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in a fast-paced SaaS or tech environment, focusing on building and scaling back-end systems.
• Understanding of security best practices for back-end development.
• Knowledge of machine learning concepts and the ability to collaborate with data scientists to optimize AI models.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Benefits:

• Our employees enjoy free breakfast every day, coffee, drinks and snacks all day, everyday.
• Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we order food for our weekly team lunches where everyone gets together for an hour of fun.
• We have regular team events (dinner, bowling, karting, poker nights, board-games etc.) for our team to get to know each other outside of work.
• Professionally, we host in-house conferences and an annual summer camp for all our global employees who are flown to and hosted in London.
• We ensure that all our employees also get pension contributions, the latest tech, generous annual leave and an amazing office with a balcony overlooking Notting Hill.