Backend Engineer - Rust & Python

Backend Engineer – Rust & Python
Permanent | Up to £130,000 | London (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)

We are seeking an ambitious Backend Engineer to join a fast-growing technology company at a pivotal stage of scaling. You will design and build distributed systems, storage infrastructure, and backend platform components that enable real-time data processing and insights. This is a high-impact role within a small team where engineers contribute directly to technical direction and engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed backend systems for real-time data processing
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and storage solutions
• Contribute to API design, service architecture, and backend platform development
• Develop systems that scale efficiently with increasing data volumes
• Make sound architectural decisions within real-world constraints
• Collaborate across teams to deliver features with a high degree of autonomy
• Support best practices in code quality, testing, and review processes

Skills & Experience

• Strong backend engineering experience with a focus on system design
• Proficiency in Rust (or experience with a similar language and willingness to learn)
• Experience using Python for backend services or APIs
• Understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and scalable architectures
• Familiarity with technologies such as message brokers, relational databases, RPC frameworks, and container orchestration tools
• Ability to operate and improve production systems, including handling trade-offs and system reliability
• Comfort working in environments with evolving requirements and limited initial structure
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools effectively
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently

Desirable

• Experience working with high-throughput or large-scale data systems
• Knowledge of distributed storage, sharding, or partitioning techniques
• Familiarity with concepts such as consistent hashing or parallel data processing
• Experience working close to system-level or infrastructure components