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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Backend Engineer (Europe) - **Company:** Trigger - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £95,246.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Data Security, Database Design, Software Debugging, Linux, Programming Tools, Github, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Open Source Technology, Redis, Cloud Services, TypeScript, Datadog, Data Logging, ReactJS, Backend, Kubernetes, Free and Open-Source Software, Discord, Restful APIs, Web Api - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5889011234 ## About the Role We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us build our Open Source and Cloud product. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, Redis, and cloud infrastructure. This role requires both technical depth and the ability to think strategically about our platform's future., * A proven track record of contributing to open source projects. * Previously been a venture-backed startup founder. * Experience with React, or better still, Remix. * Worked on a high throughput system. * Designed SDKs for developers. * Experience with self-managed Kubernetes. * Familiarity with Linux. * OTel or "o11y" experience. * Worked at a developer tools company. * Experience with Go. ## Description * Designing and implementing SDK and platform features. Shipping new capabilities end to end, from API surface to production rollout. * Database design. Developing database schemas and data models that hold up as the product scales. * Query performance and data access. Creating and optimising query performance and data access patterns. * Building backend systems that stand up to production load. Reliability, throughput, and durability are part of the job, not someone else's. * Scalable APIs and services. Designing and implementing API endpoints and services that handle real customer traffic. * Security as a default. Applying security best practices in everything you ship. * Monitoring, logging, and debugging. Implementing the observability tooling that lets us spot problems and fix them fast. * Architecture and technical roadmap. Contributing to architectural decisions and shaping where the platform goes next. We build in public, so you can see some of the things you might work on here. Working at a Commercial Open Source Software company is more than just coding: * We have an active community on Discord and GitHub. Everyone on the team helps customers, reviews PRs, and creates issues. * Having great documentation is essential. Everyone writes docs. * We're a product-led growth company, so everyone is expected to get involved in creating content like code examples, blog articles, videos, and tweets. You really need to have: * Expertise in Node.js and TypeScript. We use Remix. * Expertise with Postgres and Redis. You've designed schemas, tuned queries, and run these in production. * Cloud infrastructure experience. AWS, GCP, or Azure. * Comfortable being on call. Reliability is a shared responsibility for the engineering team. * Open to in-person events throughout the year. 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