Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d)
remotesenior
via Ashby
About this role
We’re looking for a backend engineer who thrives in fast-moving environments and enjoys building robust systems end-to-end. You’ll work across data pipelines, APIs and infrastructure, ensuring our platform runs efficiently and scales cleanly as we grow.
Your role
- Develop and maintain backend features and APIs for our core platform
- Improve database performance, reliability and real-time data processing
- Debug, profile and optimise code to keep latency low and systems stable
- Collaborate with AI, frontend and product teams to integrate new capabilities
- Contribute to architectural decisions and shape the evolution of our backend stack
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