Backend Engineer at fast-growing consumer tech startup

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Backend Engineer

Company Description: fast-growing consumer tech startup

Job Description:
As a Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and scaling the core services of our high-traffic platform. You will work on complex distributed systems, ensuring reliability and performance as we expand our user base. This is an opportunity to solve challenging technical problems while directly impacting our product's future.

Location: London, UK

Why this role is remarkable:

• Work on a high-scale platform serving millions of users with real-time technical challenges.

• Join a well-funded team backed by top-tier VCs during a period of rapid international expansion.

• Significant ownership over technical architecture and the opportunity to influence the long-term engineering roadmap.

What you will do:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs and microservices using modern backend technologies.

• Optimize system performance and scalability to handle increasing traffic and data complexity.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define features and ensure seamless integration across the stack.

The ideal candidate:

• Extensive experience building and scaling backend systems in a production environment.

• Strong proficiency in modern server-side languages such as Go, Python, or Java.

• Deep understanding of distributed systems, database management, and cloud infrastructure best practices.

Who are Jack & Jill?
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And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.

Next steps
Step 1. Visit our website.
Step 2. Click 'Talk to Jack'.
Step 3. Talk to Jack so he can understand your experience and ambitions.
Step 4. Jack will make sure Jill (the AI agent working for the company) considers you for this role.
Step 5. If Jill thinks you're a great fit and her client wants to meet you, they will make the introduction.
Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

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