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Senior Backend Engineer

Location

United Kingdom

Posted

75 days ago

Salary

£85K - £95K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer

Vistas Recruitment

Role Description Want to make the most of AI as part of the development process? Would you describe yourself as an engineer who owns product outcomes, not just code? Want to work in a small, well-established, profitable and secure company, set for growth? Want to work remotely within the UK? My client, a leader in the world of document automation, has asked me to find a senior backend engineer with expert Go knowledge to help build reliable, scalable systems that process millions of documents for their expanding customer base. They embrace the use of AI as part of the development process and will encourage you to make the most of it. You have a foundation in backend engineering and are aware of customer needs and have an opinion of how users experience your work. You think of yourself as a full‑stack engineer with product instincts. The tech stack comprises: - Go - PostgreSQL - Kubernetes - GCP/AWS - Svelte - Typescript Qualifications - 10+ years engineering experience - 2+ years Go in production - Experience in successfully using AI agents as part of the development process and a desire to do more with it - Track record of successfully working remotely - Open to join an on-call rota once you're settled Requirements - The team likes to get together every 4-6 weeks for 2 days at a time around the South East of England. So ability to travel (ideally by car) is crucial. Travel expense and accommodation costs are covered. - You need to already be located in the UK with no requirement for sponsorship. Benefits - Travel expense and accommodation costs covered for team meet-ups. Company Description Apply now or email martin@vistasrecruitment.com for more details. **** please note: I reply to every application in person - successful or not. Please add martin@vistasrecruitment.com to your contact list to prevent my response to your application potentially going to your spam folder ****

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