Staff Software Engineer: Data Infra & AI Platform (Equity)

Oliver Bernard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in London to own the core data infrastructure handling millions of events per second. You will shape the technical direction across databases, observability, caching, streaming, and performance-critical systems to help the platform scale 10x.

The role offers a competitive package up to £160,000 plus equity, with experience in Python or Go and a track record solving complex performance challenges in high-growth tech environments.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Python, Go, or similar required.
• Experience solving complex performance and scalability challenges.
• Background in high-growth tech companies or scale-ups preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the core data infrastructure powering millions of events per second.
• Drive the technical direction across databases, observability, caching, streaming, and performance-critical systems.
• Help the platform scale 10x and beyond.

Skills

Python

Go

Performance tuning

Job description

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in London to own the core data infrastructure handling millions of events per second. You will shape the technical direction across databases, observability, caching, streaming, and performance-critical systems to help the platform scale 10x.

The role offers a competitive package up to £160,000 plus equity, with experience in Python or Go and a track record solving complex performance challenges in high-growth tech environments.