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Senior Backend Engineer

Jobgether
📍 UK 📅 Posted April 21, 2026
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About this role

Accountabilities:

• Lead the development of large-scale backend projects and contribute to cross-team engineering initiatives

• Design, build, and maintain robust APIs, integrations, and backend services

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to propose and implement technical solutions

• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance through best engineering practices

• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and continuous improvement of the codebase

• Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a strong technical culture

• Contribute to platform improvements, including automation workflows and agent-based execution systems

• Implement verification processes (tests, checks, guardrails) to ensure high-quality outputs

• Engage in team-wide activities such as hiring, support rotations, and technical discussions

Requirements:

• Strong backend engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering scalable, secure production systems

• Solid experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar)

• Ability to design systems end-to-end, from specification to implementation and validation

• Experience with or interest in automation workflows, AI-driven systems, or agent-based architectures

• Proficiency in breaking down complex problems and delivering iterative improvements

• Familiarity with functional programming languages (Elixir, Erlang, Scala, Clojure, etc.) is a plus

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes) is advantageous

• Exposure to modern frontend technologies (React, Next.js, or similar) is beneficial

• Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a remote, asynchronous work environment

Benefits:

• Competitive salary ranging from $53,300 to $119,850 USD (based on location, skills, and experience)

• Stock options and equity participation

• Fully remote work with the flexibility to work from anywhere

• Flexible working hours and unlimited paid time off

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave

• Mental health support services

• Learning and development budget

• Home office setup budget and IT equipment provided

• Budget for co-working spaces or local team gatherings

• Inclusive, supportive, and innovation-driven work culture

How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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