Staff Software Engineer - London - Python/Go

Oliver Bernard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Job summary

Oliver Bernard partners with one of London's fastest-growing AI startups, building cutting-edge technology that processes video, sensor and security data in real time. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the next stage of growth and own the evolution of the core data platform.

As one of the most senior engineers, you will drive backend architecture across infrastructure, scale databases and streaming systems, improve reliability and observability, and mentor engineers while

Qualifications

• 9+ years building high-performance backend or infrastructure systems.
• Experience with distributed systems and large-scale platforms.
• Willingness to lead by example and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Leading architecture across backend and data infrastructure.
• Scaling databases, streaming systems, queues and caching layers.
• Driving reliability, observability and platform performance.
• Helping define engineering best practices as the company scales.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

Competitive Salary + Meaningful Equity

We're partnering with one of London's fastest-growing venture-backed AI startups, building cutting-edge technology that transforms how organisations use video, sensor and security data in real time.

Using AI, distributed systems and large-scale data processing, they're solving genuinely complex engineering problems—and they're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the next stage of growth.

The Opportunity

As one of the most senior engineers in the business, you'll own the evolution of the core data platform, driving architecture across backend infrastructure while partnering closely with product and application teams.

This is a rare opportunity to influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and build systems that operate at serious scale.

• Leading architecture across backend and data infrastructure
• Scaling databases, streaming systems, queues and caching layers
• Driving reliability, observability and platform performance
• Helping define engineering best practices as the company scales

They're looking for:

• 9+ years building high-performance backend or infrastructure systems
• Strong experience with distributed systems and large-scale platforms
• Someone who enjoys solving hard engineering problems and leading by example