Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable Climate Data Systems

Applied Intuition Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Climate Tech company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design robust backend systems for their innovative carbon management platform. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in building complex software and a strong proficiency in Python. This role offers the unique opportunity to make a significant impact on climate sustainability while working in a collaborative environment. Competitive salary and benefits, including learning and development allowances, are provided.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

£500 home office set-up allowance

£2,000 annual learning allowance

Generous parental leave policy

Weekly team lunches

Office gym

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years building complex software systems across the full development lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, job queues, and asynchronous processing.
• Strong collaboration skills with Product teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend systems that handle complex carbon data workflows.
• Own features from technical design through deployment.
• Write clean, maintainable code and establish patterns.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and designers.

Skills

Backend engineering skills

Collaboration skills

Python

Familiarity with TypeScript

Relational databases

Job queues

Asynchronous processing

IaC/Terraform

CI/CD practices

Product-minded approach

Job description

A leading Climate Tech company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design robust backend systems for their innovative carbon management platform. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in building complex software and a strong proficiency in Python. This role offers the unique opportunity to make a significant impact on climate sustainability while working in a collaborative environment. Competitive salary and benefits, including learning and development allowances, are provided.