About us
We are a London-based startup transforming how financial professionals access and use data. We are building a system of intelligence empowered by AI-driven automation and analytics: a category-defining product that supercharges users to extract knowledge and put it to work.
Backed by top international venture funds and a stellar group of angel investors, we are a team of technologists and founders with experience in building AI products (@Advent International) and scaling unicorns (@Scalapay).
We are currently looking for rockstars to join our core team. Together, we will build DESIA from the ground up and establish it as the global leader in financial intelligence.
How we work
These are the values at the core of DESIA:
* Openness and transparency. We're committed to building a transparent company where vision and strategy are shared openly. We believe in clear performance reviews and a culture that encourages feedback from all levels.
* Ownership. Our team structure is horizontal, promoting autonomy and ownership in every role. Each team member is the owner of their domain, empowered to lead and make decisions. Micromanagement is not welcome.
* Creativity and innovation. We recognize that great ideas can originate from anyone. We actively encourage and listen to innovative ideas from the entire team.
* User-centric. Our users are at the heart of everything we do. Every decision is made with the user in mind from concept to launch. We build our products to solve real problems, constantly measure our impact, and learn from user feedback to iterate and improve.
* Diversity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We believe that embracing diverse thoughts and perspectives is what keeps us at the forefront of innovation.
DESIA operates on a remote-first basis, with the team working in GMT hours for synchronization. Our founding team works from an office in London, and while working there isn't mandatory, everyone is invited to join.
What you'll do
We are looking for an experienced backend engineer with a focus on architecting and building scalable distributed backend systems and APIs that can run on Kubernetes on Cloud or on-prem. As one of the early engineers in the team, you have an excellent opportunity to steer the product and be involved in critical technical decisions. This role gives you a lot of autonomy and is critical in shaping and building the product.
Your responsibilities
* Build, architect, secure, scale and maintain backend systems and cloud infrastructure for generative AI systems.
* Build microservices using Kubernetes and deploy them in the Cloud or on-premise systems.
* Be responsible for distributed tracing and logging of individual services.
* Create external and internal APIs that are secure and highly scalable.
* Collaborate with Full Stack and ML engineers to define API contracts.
* Write clean, well-documented and tested high-quality code, establish standards in the team, review code and pull requests from other team members.
* Collaborate with AI engineers to bring the research ideas to life and test them together.
* Ensure the performance of the services is optimal and anticipate future growth.
Skills and Experience
Must-have
* Strong technical foundation in software engineering or a related field, with a solid understanding of computer science principles, such as design patterns and data structures.
* Proven experience with backend development, specifically in architecting and building scalable data-intensive distributed systems.
* Expertise in Kubernetes, including experience with deploying microservices on Cloud or on-premise environments.
* Familiarity with Cloud technologies and infrastructure services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), including an understanding of best practices for security and scalability.
* Proficiency in developing external and internal secure and scalable APIs, focusing on security, clean architecture, performance and maintainability.
* Experience with distributed tracing and logging tools to monitor and optimize service performance.
* Strong coding skills in one or more programming languages relevant to backend development (e.g., Python, Rust, Go, NodeJS).
* Commitment to code quality, with a track record of writing clean, well-documented, and tested code. Experience with code review and establishing coding standards within a team.
* Collaborative mindset with experience working closely with full-stack and AI engineers to bring research ideas to life.
* Ability to anticipate future growth and performance needs of the services, with experience planning and implementing scalable solutions.
Preferred
* Experience with generative AI systems or working closely with AI engineers on machine learning projects.
* Knowledge of microservices architecture and best practices for building, scaling, and maintaining such systems in a production environment.
* Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile environment.
Qualifications
* Holding a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field or possessing similar practical experience.
* Experience in deploying scalable and secure backend systems into production with strict SLAs.
Compensation and benefits
* Salary depending on experience and skills (£75K-£100K)
* Performance bonuses
* Stock options and retirement plan
* Medical and dental insurance