Dex
Senior Back-End Software Engineer (up to £120k)
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The Role
This company is building an AI operating system for industries burdened by fragmented, unstructured data, enabling non-technical teams to make data-driven decisions. They tackle a massive, underserved market, transforming legacy systems into structured, queryable data with the power of LLMs. This is a chance to build foundational technology with significant impact, backed by leading investors.
As the first US tech hire, you'll work directly with AI researcher founders, owning the backend system end-to-end. This is a foundational, high-ownership seat, not a role with hand-holding or a narrow, pre-defined scope. You'll set the standards for architecture, data quality, and deployment, shaping the technical direction from day one.
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The Work
- Design and own data pipelines from ingestion through cleaning and transformation.
- Build orchestration workflows (Airflow-style DAGs) to ensure reliable data movement.
- Integrate messy customer systems—on-prem databases, CSV dumps, SFTP, legacy ERPs—into structured, queryable data.
- Develop the APIs and backend services that serve critical insights.
- Define patterns for CI/CD, testing, deploy automation, and shape the overall architecture.
What You Bring
- 5-6+ years building and shipping backend services (exceptional mid-level engineers with 2-3 years will be considered).
- Strong Python across APIs and services; comfortable designing workflows, scheduling jobs, and operating orchestration tools.
- Owned end-to-end data pipelines, on Airflow-style DAGs or custom, with reliable and observable data movement.
- A driven builder who thrives on startup intensity, with a track record of shipping projects.
- Backend is your strength; comfort talking to customers is a bonus, not a requirement.
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