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# DevOps / Backend Engineer @SPARQ

- **Company:** NeuralAI
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Fault Tolerance, Github, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.Js, Redis, Prometheus, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Cloud Optimization, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2e1342e0ccc2a071

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Node.js?, Strong experience with Node.js backend development.

 - Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and production deployments.

 - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized applications.

 - Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

 - Good understanding of networking, security, IAM, secrets management, and cloud best practices.

 - Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, or DynamoDB.

 - Understanding of distributed systems, scalability, fault tolerance, and production operations.

Tech Stack

 - Backend: Node.js, TypeScript

 - Cloud: AWS

 - Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform

 - CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar

 - AI: LLMs, agentic AI workflows, tool-calling, RAG, automation agents

 - Monitoring: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry

## Description

We are looking for a DevOps / Backend Engineer to build and operate scalable cloud infrastructure, backend services, and AI-enabled systems. This role combines backend development in Node.js, cloud-native infrastructure on AWS, Kubernetes operations, and work with agentic AI workflows.

The development experience we offer is oriented towards professionals who are capable of high initiative and high output leveraging Claude Code technology.

Learn more about our startup on our website https://sparq.app/#see-it-in-action and other sources https://gulfnews.com/business/andreessen-horowitz-joins-sparqs-85m-seed-round-as-ai-native-game-engine-launches-from-innovation-city-1.500548344 .

Responsibilities

 - Design, build, and maintain backend services using Node.js / TypeScript.

 - Develop APIs, microservices, background workers, and integrations with internal and external systems.

 - Deploy, operate, and monitor applications running on Kubernetes.

 - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployments.

 - Improve system reliability, observability, logging, monitoring, alerting, and incident response.

 - Work with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.


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