Senior Backend Engineer

Harrington Starr — United Kingdom · Posted ~1 day ago

Senior Full-time Hybrid £140000-£170000

Skills

Golang Backend development Distributed systems AWS Kubernetes Helm GitOps API design Testing Observability System architecture Ethereum Blockchain

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Take end-to-end ownership of backend systems supporting distributed infrastructure and data-intensive applications. You will design APIs and services, build data pipelines, work with cloud-native infrastructure, define reliability and security standards, and contribute to architecture, testing, deployment, and observability while mentoring other engineers.

Highlights

High-ownership backend engineering role with strong compensation and end-to-end responsibility. Work spans distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, APIs, blockchain-related infrastructure, architecture, reliability, security, testing, deployment, and mentoring.

Description

Senior Backend Engineer London | Hybrid/Flexible | Permanent Salary Range | £140,000 - £170,000 Harrington Starr is partnering with a leading digital assets and blockchain technology firm to hire a Senior Backend Engineer. This is a high-ownership role building backend systems that power blockchain infrastructure, staking products and data platforms. The Role: Build and own backend systems end-to-endDesign APIs, services and blockchain data pipelinesWork on staking, validator and infrastructure integrationsOwn architecture, testing, deployment and observabilityDefine engineering standards for reliability and securityMentor engineers and shape technical practices What We're Looking For: 7+ years of software engineering experienceStrong backend development experience in GolangDeep understanding of distributed systemsBlockchain experience, ideally within EthereumExperience with AWS, Kubernetes, Helm and GitOpsStrong ownership, testing and problem-solving skills Benefits: Competitive base salary and discretionary bonusHybrid and flexible working arrangementsFlexible paid time offStrong health and wellbeing benefitsGenerous parental leaveOpportunity to work at the forefront of digital assets If you’re a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Golang, distributed systems and blockchain infrastructure experience, we’d love to hear from you.