**About the Role**
We are seeking an experienced software engineer to join our team as a Backend Infrastructure Developer. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and event-driven systems.
The ideal candidate will have at least 2-3 years of industry experience in back-end engineering, developing reliable and scalable systems with an object-oriented programming language. Additionally, they should have experience in deploying to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP or Azure), understanding containerisation (e.g., Docker), infrastructure-as-code software (e.g., Terraform), and observability platforms (e.g., Datadog or Grafana).
About the Team
* We are a stealth-mode AI laboratory researching and developing Machine Learning models.
* The founding team consists of Cambridge graduates and former engineers at Microsoft, Bloomberg, and Goldman Sachs.
About the Tech Stack
* We use and leverage AWS as much as possible and manage it with Terraform.
* Services are written in C# (.NET 9) and deployed to ECS or Lambda via GitHub Actions.
* We use Postgres, SNS/SQS and Redis.
What We Are Looking For
* Back-end Development**: A proven track record of developing reliable and scalable back-end systems with an object-oriented programming language.
* Cloud-Native Technologies**: Experience in deploying to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP or Azure), understanding containerisation (e.g., Docker), infrastructure-as-code software (e.g., Terraform), and observability platforms (e.g., Datadog or Grafana).
* Curiosity**: A hunger to learn and grow your skills.
* Problem Solving**: Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
* Collaboration and Communication**: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
* Machine Learning**: Experience in generative models, LLMs, multi-modal models and Deep Learning more generally.
* Open-source Contributions**: Experience in contributing to and working on open-source projects.
* Startup Experience**: Experience with a startup work environment and wider ecosystem.
Benefits
* Competitive salary and benefits package.
* 28 days + public holidays allowance.
* Opportunities for professional growth and progression with your career.
* A chance to work on challenging engineering problems that have a real impact on the industry.
* A chance to work with high-profile customers and technology partners.