Senior Platform Backend & API Engineer (Remote)

Applied Intuition Inc.; Remote; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Platform team. This role involves designing and building backend services and APIs, working across multiple products. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in backend engineering, proficiency in Go, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, remote environment. Benefits include flexible time off, equity, and comprehensive health insurance coverage.

Benefits

Flexible & Remote-First Culture

Stock options

100% Covered Health Insurance

∞ Flexible Time Off

18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building production services and APIs.
• Strong readiness to ramp quickly with Go (Golang).
• Experience with versioning and backwards compatibility of APIs.
• Ability to build observable and resilient services.
• Experience collaborating with Product Management and designers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build customer-facing backend services and public APIs.
• Own features from design through rollout in partnership with Product Management.
• Contribute to a product-driven roadmap with clear outcomes.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Proficiency with Go (Golang)

Designing public APIs

Familiarity with microservices

Excellent communication skills

Ability to thrive in a remote environment

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud environments

Job description

A technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Platform team. This role involves designing and building backend services and APIs, working across multiple products. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in backend engineering, proficiency in Go, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, remote environment. Benefits include flexible time off, equity, and comprehensive health insurance coverage.