Founding Backend Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Founding Backend Engineer (AI): Design and build scalable, reliable backend systems for a distributed AI platform with an accent on data ingestion, indexing, retrieval, and integrations. Focus on developing infrastructure, improving system performance, scalability, cost-efficiency, and collaborating with AI, product, and frontend teams.

Location: Hybrid in London, United Kingdom

Company

Fast-growing AI startup building an intelligent platform that unifies data and automates workflows through AI agents.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable, reliable backend systems for a distributed AI platform.
• Develop infrastructure for data ingestion, indexing, retrieval, and integrations.
• Collaborate with AI, product, and frontend teams to deliver features end-to-end.
• Improve system performance, scalability, cost-efficiency, and observability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and backend best practices.

Requirements

• Location: Must be able to work hybrid in London, United Kingdom.
• Visa sponsorship is not provided.
• Strong experience with Python and building scalable backend systems.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals with a focus on security and performance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.