Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer Hybrid London | 3 to 4 days per week in a Central London office Neulinx have partnered with a fast-growing, Series A software company building collaborative canvas technology and developer tools used by millions of people globally. Following £12 million in funding, the business is now scaling its product and engineering capability. They are looking for a Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to join an engineering team of 15 and strengthen the backend systems, infrastructure, release processes, and operational foundations behind their product.

This is a high-ownership role in a small, fast-moving team. You’ll work across backend services, deployment infrastructure, observability, incident response, CI/CD, and release reliability, helping the team ship faster and more safely as the company enters its next stage of growth. The culture is pragmatic and product-led.

They care about craft, momentum, strong judgement, and simple systems that work well. What you’ll be doing Owning and improving backend systems, services, APIs, and infrastructure Improving release safety, speed, versioning, testing, and rollback processes Building and scaling systems that support both end users and developer customers Investigating and resolving production incidents and infrastructure issues Improving CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility Working closely with product engineers across the stack Documenting what you build so the wider engineering team can move faster Key skills and experience required Strong hands-on experience building and operating production backend systems Fluency with TypeScript, Node.js, and systems design Experience with infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, and incident response Track record improving reliability, developer experience, release quality, or operational maturity Ability to write production-quality code independently Clear communication and strong judgement in ambiguous, fast-moving environments Comfortable helping other engineers level up around backend, infrastructure, and release processes Nice to have Early-stage or founding engineer experience Experience with developer tools, SDKs, real-time collaboration, or local-first software Exposure to Cloudflare, real-time databases, or collaborative application backends Experience building infrastructure for products serving both end users and developer customers Open-source contributions or involvement in developer communities What’s on offer £90,000 - £130,000 salary Equity options Hybrid working, 3 to 4 days per week in a Central London office 25 days’ holiday plus UK public holidays Private health insurance Pension contribution Excellent equipment and choice of tools This is a strong opportunity for a backend-focused engineer who wants real ownership, technical influence, and the chance to shape core infrastructure at an ambitious, well-funded software company. If you're a Backend Engineer w ho wants to help launch something meaningful — and own a big piece of the journey — reach out via Neulinx to learn more or apply.