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Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - AI startup, northampton
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Client:
Few&Far
Location:
northampton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
31.05.2025
Expiry Date:
15.07.2025
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Job Description:
? SEED stage AI startup; Custom LLMs for Financial Services
? Package: £80k - £120k base salary + a chunk of equity + benefits
? UK Remote-First (occasional meet-ups in London, paid for)
We’re looking for 2 x experienced Backend Go Engineers to join an AI startup about to raise £10M in new funding
The product is a Generative AI company pioneering the development of customizable, privacy-preserving AI solutions; custom LLMs tailored to integrate seamlessly into enterprise applications, particularly within the financial sector.
A company of 10, the Co-Founders have PhDs in the AI/ML field & are looking for their 3rd and 4th Backend Engineers to keep up with client demand for Product Development
What You’ll Do
* Design, develop, and maintain performant services in Go, playing a key role in designing and building real-time, distributed systems that scale effortlessly and perform reliably under high load.
* Collaborate with Founders and the Frontend Engineering team to define, design, and ship new features
* Ensure systems are scalable, resilient, and secure
* Work with cloud infrastructure, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
* Take part in code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance tuning
What We’re Looking For
* A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a closely related field
* 4+ years experience building scalable, high-performance, real-time applications
* Strong programming skills in Go (Golang)
* Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven design
* Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
* Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools
Bonus Points For
* Contributions to open-source projects
* Contributions to an AI product
If scalability, security, databases and performance is your thing, looking for high ownership and impact - this role is for you!
Please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in touch with next steps
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