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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Backend Engineer (AI) - **Company:** nPlan - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Google App Engines, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Data Integrity, Distributed Systems, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Octopus Deploy, Performance Tuning, Prometheus, Standard Sql, TypeScript, Grafana, Indexer, Backend, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Sentry, Virtual Agents, Golang, Crud - **Published:** May 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c4b8f4a1d7e0862a ## About the Role Do you have experience in gRPC?, We hire people who are generally language and stack-agnostic. We just ask that you are highly motivated to learn * Languages: Python, Go, Typescript * APIs: GQL, gRPC, REST * Databases: Postgresql, Vector DBs, BigQuery, blob storage * Async: Vertex AI, GCP pub/sub * Deployment: GCP, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Github Actions * Operations: Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, * Startup mentality: we are changing the world, and what is required can be ambiguous yet we need to deliver fast and reliably. * Experience of production systems: at least 3 years of experience building scalable production systems. Experience using Kubernetes in a cloud environment. * Solid system design fundamentals: you know how to design a reliable, testable and scalable system from scratch. * Strong SQL: data models, indexing, production-level migrations, performance scaling. * A testing mindset: we always strive to be better at this so would be particularly keen who brings this to the team. * Practical security awareness: you understand attack surfaces, common vulnerabilities. Ideal if you have experience of SOC or ISO accredited companies. * Using the latest technologies to iterate fast: using coding agents and similar technologies to get stuff done fast. * Strong code review habits: This skill is an important quality gate for pushing to production and is becoming even more so with the rise of coding agents. ## Description The backend team owns the systems that powers our platform. You will design, implement and build new capabilities that are performant, dependable and extensible. These capabilities range from basic CRUD and APIs to cutting-edge Agentic AI systems powered by a wide range of frontier AI models., * Design, build and deploy new backend capabilities: our customers are always asking for more, and especially more sophisticated AI systems. Help us stay on the cutting edge. * Lead technical delivery: propose designs, evaluate trade-offs, drive changes from design to deployment. Don't be afraid to point out where we can and should be better. * Improve operations: observability, incident response, performance, scaling, automation. We hate finding and dealing with bugs. You should too., * Build reliable backend systems: You've designed, shipped, and operated production services and APIs that real users depend on. * Think in distributed systems: You're comfortable with queues, retries, idempotency, consistency trade-offs, and failure modes. * Care about operability: You set a high bar for observability (logs/metrics/traces), on-call readiness, incident response, and performance tuning. * Model and work with data: You write strong SQL and understand indexing, migrations, data modelling, and referential integrity. * Code with confidence: You build clean, well-tested services (unit/integration tests) and can work effectively in a modern backend stack (e.g., Python, Go, Typescript). * Thrive in autonomy: You enjoy taking ambiguous problems, clarifying requirements, and driving work to a shippable solution. * Remember to mention "crane" in your application - we're looking for people who pay attention to details. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Rest API Antipatterns](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100208-rest-api-antipatterns) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Postgres in the Age of AI (and Devin)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1042-postgres-in-the-age-of-ai-and-devin) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Graph and AI Trends 2026: Why Is AI Running but Not Yet Delivering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/680-graph-and-ai-trends-2026-why-is-ai-running-but-not-yet-delivering) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer)