Backend Engineer

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

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