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Startup Contractor / Senior Backend Engineer (Outside IR35)
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About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join an early-stage team that is actively reimagining software for an industry tech forgot.
For decades, blue-collar businesses have powered the backbone of everyday life while relying on fractured, legacy infrastructure. They sit on vast amounts of unstructured, highly valuable data locked inside on-prem databases, servers, and CSV dumps. Data that their teams simply don't have the tools to leverage. By pairing modern LLM breakthroughs with reliable backend engineering, our client is changing that, transforming amorphous legacy data into clear, actionable insights for nontechnical teams on the ground.
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Responsibilities
- Working directly alongside AI founders, you won't just write code; you will shape what modern data infrastructure looks like in this space.
- Take full ownership of the backend, building custom data pipelines, orchestrating Airflow-style workflows, and turning messy real-world inputs into structured data ready for downstream AI models.
- Design APIs, optimize low-latency queries, and set the standard for testing, CI/CD, and deployment from scratch.
Requirements
- Six or more years of backend experience.
- Deep Python expertise.
- Proven track record of shipping production-ready data pipelines and REST APIs.
- A true builder's mindset: high autonomy, a passion for greenfield engineering, and a track record of thriving in fast-moving startup environments.
- Familiarity with tools like PostgreSQL, FastAPI, Docker, and GCP/AWS will make you stand out immediately.
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