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Midnite

Building the future of betting & entertainment

Lead Backend Engineer – AI

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 11-50Since 2020H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United Kingdom

Posted

46 days ago

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0

Seniority

Senior

7 yrs expEnglishCloudPostgreSQLPython

Job Description

Lead Backend Engineer – AI

Midnite

**👀 The Role** **Title:** Lead Backend Engineer (AI & Back Office) **Team:** AI & Back Office **Location:** Remote UK This role will play a central part in how Midnite scales internal operations and defines the practical use of AI across engineering and the wider business. You’ll lead the build of a greenfield back office platform while helping shape how AI is used to improve workflows, decision-making, and efficiency across the company. You’ll combine technical leadership with hands-on engineering, guiding a small team while building production systems that have direct business impact. **You will:** - Design and build scalable backend systems for Midnite’s internal back office platform. - Lead and mentor a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on in delivery. - Write production code and use AI-assisted development approaches to accelerate execution. - Productionise and deploy AI-powered tools for engineering and business use cases. - Explore and apply technologies such as LLM APIs, agents, MCP servers, and RAG-style patterns where they create real value. - Collaborate closely with Product to shape requirements, technical solutions, and delivery plans. - Work with internal stakeholders to understand operational pain points and turn them into effective tooling. - Define architecture, engineering standards, and best practices for a new team and platform.

Job Requirements

  • The next Midniter:**
  • Brings 7+ years of backend engineering experience, including time operating at a senior or lead level.
  • Has experience leading or mentoring engineers in a hands-on technical leadership capacity.
  • Has built internal platforms, back office systems, or operational tooling.
  • Has professional experience integrating LLMs or AI APIs into production environments.
  • Has a solid understanding of databases (PostgreSQL or similar).
  • Has strong system design instincts across scalable, reliable backend services.
  • Has a strong proficiency in Python (or another backend language with willingness to learn Python).
  • Has cloud, deployment, and production engineering fundamentals, including CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure in modern environments.
  • Brings strong ownership, product thinking, and a bias toward delivery.
  • Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

  • 💰 Winnings**
  • Private health insurance with zero excess, including optical cover and optional dental.
  • Income protection to protect your earnings and give you peace of mind.
  • Tenure holiday policy. After three years you receive an extra two days leave, increasing to 30 days annually after five years.
  • Flexible working and a fully supported home office setup so you can do your best work from home.
  • Nursery salary sacrifice scheme helping parents save thousands each year on nursery fees.
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for tech and holidays so you can spread the cost of the things you want.
  • Retail discounts and subscription perks across a wide range of brands.
  • Quarterly team socials to connect, celebrate and have fun together.

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