Cloud Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of extensions to the Signaloid Cloud Compute Engine backend
• Be responsible for extending the testing and QA infrastructure of the Signaloid Cloud Compute Engine backend
• Take the initiative to identify whether the quality level of your implementation meets both explicit and implicit design and quality objectives of the team
• Deliver new functionality and tests on a regular release schedule and work with other parts of the engineering and commercial teams
• Design, implement, and document improvements to the Signaloid Cloud Compute Engine API
• Contribute to improving operational procedures in the engineering team

Future Opportunities

• Contribute to and lead the definition of the direction of the evolution of key parts of the Signaloid Cloud Compute Engine, either as an individual contributor or as a team lead
• Gain increased autonomy and responsibility for strategy within the engineering team
• Have the opportunity, based on performance, to take on new challenges within Signaloid

Requirements

• Undergraduate or master's degree in computer engineering, computer science, or a related discipline
• More than three years of experience working as a backend or cloud engineer
• Proficiency in one or more of: TypeScript, Go, or Python
• Experience in implementing REST APIs and familiarity with writing API schemas
• Experience in AWS core services (DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, VPC, EC2/ASG, SQS)
• Experience deploying scalable, production‑grade cloud applications
• Experience with Git and proficiency in using Linux
• Ability to work in an English‑speaking environment
• A willingness to listen to people until they feel understood
• Honesty, empathy, and a willingness to see the world from the viewpoint of others

Desirable Skills

• Experience working at a startup
• Experience with SOC 2 attestation and ISO 27001 certification
• Experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and load testing (e.g., k6)
• Experience in test‑driven development
• Some exposure to frontend development; comfort occasionally working outside the backend layer when needed
• Experience developing full‑stack applications

Benefits

• Flexible remote‑first work environment; work from anywhere as long as you are available during UK working hours (09:00‑17:00)
• In‑person sessions with the team several times a year in Europe

Compensation

• Yearly bonus based on company OKR performance and bi‑yearly bonus based on your project team’s OKR performance
• Transparent compensation across four pay levels: Contributor, Senior Contributor, Lead Contributor, and Principal Contributor
• Attractive stock options package for all full‑time employees