Staff Backend Engineer

Raft International; London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in logistics is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to shape their platform's architecture. This role involves designing cloud infrastructure, developing scalable APIs, and mentoring a growing team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Python and database management, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in backend development with Python.
• Deep expertise in designing, scaling, and optimizing relational databases, especially PostgreSQL.
• Solid experience in frontend development, preferably using React or Vue.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python.
• Architect robust database schemas and queries, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Lead initiatives in cloud architecture across multi-cloud environments.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

PostgreSQL

FastAPI

React

Vue

Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

Job description

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Raft is an intelligent logistics platform transforming the freight and customs industry through automation and advanced technologies. As a fast-scaling, UK-based tech company with global reach, we’re pioneering solutions that empower freight forwarders and customs brokers to operate at new levels of efficiency and precision. Fuelled by our Series B funding from renowned investors like Eight Roads, Bessemer Venture Partners, Episode 1, and Dynamo Ventures, we're poised for major growth and innovation.

The Role: As a Staff Backend Engineer at Raft, you’ll be pivotal in shaping the architecture and capabilities of our platform to support mission-critical logistics features. This is not a traditional engineering role—it's a high-impact opportunity where you’ll design robust cloud infrastructure, develop scalable APIs, and enhance our data pipeline ecosystem. You will be instrumental in creating highly resilient systems, enabling features such as multi-user access and real-time updates, and setting new standards for data integrity, security, and performance. In addition to building advanced software, you’ll play a strategic role in driving technical decision-making and mentoring our growing engineering team. This role is for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ambitious environment and is ready to make an outsized impact on a product used across the globe.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python (FastAPI/Starlette), ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Build modern, responsive frontend applications using JavaScript frameworks like React or Vue.
• Architect robust database schemas and queries, with a strong preference for PostgreSQL, ensuring performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Lead initiatives in cloud architecture across multi-cloud environments, deploying resilient and scalable infrastructure.
• Set up and maintain advanced logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to ensure rapid incident response and platform stability.
• Implement rigorous security and data privacy best practices across the stack.
• Containerize and orchestrate applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and related tools for CI/CD and production deployment.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to deliver intuitive and impactful features to our global customer base.
  
  

Requirements

We Specifically Want Someone Who:

• Has 7+ years of professional experience in backend development with Python, and exposure to other languages (e.g., JavaScript, Go, etc.).
• Possesses deep expertise in designing, scaling, and optimizing relational databases, especially PostgreSQL.
• Is proficient in building and consuming APIs using FastAPI/Starlette, with a clear understanding of asynchronous programming.
• Has solid experience in frontend development, preferably using React or Vue, and understands how to build clean, responsive UI components.
• Understands the architecture of distributed systems and has hands-on experience deploying apps in multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knows how to set up production-grade observability infrastructure (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
• Can apply security and privacy best practices at every layer of the stack.
• Has worked with containerized environments, understands Kubernetes, and is comfortable deploying applications in a CI/CD pipeline.
  
  

Apply Because You Want to...

• Join a company on the leading edge of logistics technology, competing with industry giants while leveraging cutting-edge Machine Learning and backend engineering.
• Work in a product-driven environment where your contributions shape real-world solutions for a global customer base.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across industries and continents, gaining unparalleled exposure to the logistics and automation sectors.
• Thrive in a high-energy, growth-focused environment that pushes you to expand your technical and strategic skill sets.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and multi-cultural team where innovation and continuous improvement are celebrated.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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