Skills

Communication Python TypeScript PostgreSQL CI/CD Architecture react node.js AWS Next.js Terraform Microservices

Job Specifications

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Location: London (twice a week)

Company Type: Early-stage B2B SaaS / Intelligence Platform

About the Company

Our client is building a next-generation intelligence platform that helps organisations gain real-time visibility into external risks and signals across their ecosystem.

The platform aggregates and analyses large volumes of external data, transforming complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for teams across security, risk, procurement, finance, and resilience.

Following a successful seed round, the company is now expanding its engineering team as it prepares for its next growth phase and Series A.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong TypeScript, Python and Node.js experience to help design and build core backend services powering the platform.

This role has a heavy backend focus, working on APIs, distributed systems, and data pipelines that process large volumes of external signals.

What You’ll Work On

• Designing and building backend services using Node.js, Python and TypeScript

• Developing APIs and integrations with internal and external data sources

• Working on data ingestion pipelines and event-driven systems

• Writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code

• Collaborating with engineers across backend, data, and frontend teams

• Contributing to system design and architectural discussions

Tech Stack

Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Python

Data: PostgreSQL

Architecture: Microservices, Event-driven systems

Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3), Terraform, CI/CD

Frontend (context): React, Next.js, TypeScript

What We’re Looking For

4–7+ years of backend engineering experience

Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js and Python

Experience building production APIs and scalable backend services

Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical thinking

Passion for solving complex engineering problems

Nice to Have

Experience with high-volume data pipelines

Familiarity with AWS environments

Startup or scale-up experience

About the Company

Our consulting CTOs will assemble your team, ensuring diversity and top-tier talent from across the globe, while maximizing cost savings. RemoteStar helps businesses hire and manage top talent vetted by world class CTOs for their technical, communication and remote readiness. We provide end-to-end service from hiring to on boarding and employing the talent in compliance with local laws and regulations. The best part, there is no up-front recruitment cost. Build your own global remote team with RemoteStar. Know more