Back End Developer

Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js, DevOps, AI/LLMs)

I'm currently partnering with a well-funded health technology business that is building innovative digital products at the intersection of healthcare, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.

They are looking for a highly capable Senior Backend Engineer to join a small, high-performing team and play a key role in designing, building, and scaling cloud-native backend systems and AI-powered digital products.

Location

Remote across the EU

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, building, deploying, and maintaining scalable backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and modern backend frameworks
• Developing robust RESTful APIs and microservices to support customer-facing applications and AI-powered features
• Collaborating closely with product, engineering, and commercial stakeholders to deliver high-quality software from concept through to production
• Making extensive use of Large Language Models and AI development tools to accelerate engineering, while applying sound technical judgement to review, optimise, and maintain generated code
• Building and maintaining cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices
• Designing and managing CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and secure software delivery
• Deploying and operating containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes (or similar orchestration platforms)
• Monitoring production systems, improving observability, and ensuring high availability, performance, and security
• Integrating third-party AI services and developing backend functionality powered by Large Language Models and AI agents
• Contributing to backend architecture, engineering standards, security, and platform scalability
• Helping shape the technical roadmap as the company expands its platform capabilities

What They're Looking For

• Strong commercial experience as a Backend or Full Stack Engineer with a primary focus on Node.js
• Expert-level Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript experience
• Strong experience designing and building scalable APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Strong DevOps experience, including Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar), and cloud deployments
• Experience working with modern databases, including SQL and NoSQL technologies
• Hands-on experience working with AI technologies, including Large Language Models, AI agents, prompt engineering, or related tooling
• Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, security, and maintainable engineering practices
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, product-focused environment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work remotely within a distributed team
• High levels of ownership, initiative, and a proactive approach to problem-solving

Preferred Background

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline
• Strong academic pedigree, ideally from a leading university
• Experience working within high-growth technology businesses, venture-backed startups, or product-led software companies
• Experience with serverless architectures, event-driven systems, or message queues would be advantageous
• Exposure to healthcare, health tech, or regulated environments would be beneficial but is not essential

What's on Offer

• Fully remote role within the EU
• Opportunity to work on meaningful products with real-world impact
• Significant ownership and influence over technical direction
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies and product development
• Competitive salary and benefits package

If you're interested in building AI-enabled products that can genuinely improve people's lives while working with a talented team, I'd be happy to share more details.