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London / £70000 - £80000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

£70000 - £80000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Back-End Engineer

London (Hybrid, minimum 3 days in office) | £70,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

This is an opportunity to join a well-funded AI software business building next-generation enterprise technology. You'll play a key role in developing the backend systems that power complex workflows, AI-driven capabilities, and large-scale data processing, while helping shape engineering standards in a growing team.

The Company

They are developing an AI-powered platform that enables organisations to manage complex workflows, data sources, and decision-making processes more efficiently. Operating within a high-growth environment, they combine advanced AI capabilities with enterprise-grade reliability, security, and compliance. Their engineering team is highly collaborative, with a strong focus on product quality, innovation, and ownership. They are investing heavily in technology and offer the chance to make a meaningful impact from day one.

The Role

You will:

  • Design, build and maintain scalable backend services using Python and cloud-native technologies.
  • Develop APIs, workflow services and data platforms that support AI-powered products.
  • Build and optimise multi-tenant systems with a focus on security, reliability and auditability.
  • Work closely with engineering teams to integrate backend systems with AI and machine learning services.
  • Improve observability through monitoring, logging, testing and performance optimisation.
  • Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering best practices.
  • Support cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines and production environments.
  • Help deliver highly available systems used by enterprise customers.

Your Skills & Experience

You will have:

  • Strong commercial experience building backend applications with Python and SQL.
  • Experience working with PostgreSQL and API development frameworks such as FastAPI.
  • A background developing SaaS, platform, or enterprise-scale systems.
  • Strong understanding of security, testing, observability and software engineering best practices.
  • Experience operating applications within AWS environments.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Linux and modern engineering workflows.
  • Regular use of AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code or similar.

Desirable experience includes:

  • Java and Spring Boot.
  • Event-driven architectures and workflow orchestration.
  • LLM integrations or AI-powered products.
  • Experience within regulated or data-intensive industries.

What They Offer

  • Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.
  • The opportunity to build cutting-edge AI products with real-world impact.
  • High levels of ownership and influence over technical decisions.
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and a collaborative engineering culture.
  • Strong progression opportunities as the team continues to grow.
  • Modern London office with a flexible hybrid working model.

How to Apply

If you're a Back-End Engineer looking to build scalable AI-powered products in a fast-growing environment, apply today to learn more.

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