Staff Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems & Lakehouse

Menlo Ventures; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data and AI company in Greater London is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join as a founding member of their London site. The role involves tackling complex technical challenges across various domains and contributing to the development of scalable, secure services. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in Java, Scala, C++, or similar languages, and a strong background in developing large-scale distributed systems. This position offers opportunities to define reliability measures and improve system performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of production-level experience in Java, Scala, C++, or similar language.
• Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures.

Responsibilities

• Join backend teams that span multiple domains across essential service platforms.
• Build reliable, secure, and high-performance services and client libraries.
• Help define SLIs, meet SLOs, and drive long-term reliability improvements.

Skills

Java

Scala

C++

SQL

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

A leading data and AI company in Greater London is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join as a founding member of their London site. The role involves tackling complex technical challenges across various domains and contributing to the development of scalable, secure services. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in Java, Scala, C++, or similar languages, and a strong background in developing large-scale distributed systems. This position offers opportunities to define reliability measures and improve system performance.