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Senior Backend Engineer
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Remote, Poland; Remote, United Kingdom
Our take: The real work here is designing and evolving high-scale backend systems with real autonomy, mentoring others, and building resilient AI-assisted architecture in a remote-first async team.
This is backend work for someone who wants real say in how a platform used by millions is built, not just tickets to close. You will make the architectural calls, mentor the engineers around you, and get to build genuinely resilient agentic AI systems in production. If you do your best thinking in writing, thrive with autonomy, and care about doing it properly, the remote-first, async rhythm here will suit you.
Needs
- backend architecture
- systems design
- debugging at scale
- mentoring engineers
- clear written comms
Rewards
- remote first work
- real autonomy
- impact at millions
- ai experimentation
- shaping direction
Demands
- high-scope problems
- cross-team boundaries
- incident response
- technical ownership
- complex async comms
Grows
- learning new stacks
- agentic ai systems
- leading by influence
- design reviews
Values
- craftsmanship
- pragmatism
- transparency
- user obsession
- long-term thinking
Drains
- carrying the pager
- standards enforcement
- unblocking others
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