Role overview

Backend Engineer II

Requirements and responsibilities

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What you will do

  • Build and maintain backend services, APIs, webhooks and integration services.
  • Develop secure, scalable foundations for multi-tenant education products.
  • Build and improve integrations with learning platforms, third-party services, AI providers and internal systems.
  • Design reliable data flows for assessment, feedback, learner activity, reporting and operational workflows.
  • Build and maintain authentication, authorisation, permissions and audit capabilities appropriate for education products.
  • Work with PostgreSQL, BigQuery and modern cloud application infrastructure.
  • Build and deploy containerised services in cloud environments.
  • Improve reliability, observability, performance and maintainability across backend systems.
  • Investigate production issues, identify root causes and implement durable fixes.
  • Work closely with Product and AI Engineers to turn product needs into scalable technical systems.
  • Engage with education partners where useful to understand real workflows and improve integrations.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools appropriately while maintaining strong standards for testing, security and code quality.
  • Write clean, tested and maintainable code.

What we are looking for

  • 3+ years of professional backend engineering experience in production environments.
  • Experience owning backend services, APIs, integrations, webhooks or cloud-based systems beyond narrowly scoped feature delivery.
  • Strong experience with TypeScript/Node.js, Python or similar modern backend technologies.
  • Experience with frameworks such as NestJS, FastAPI, Express or similar.
  • Solid understanding of APIs, authentication, validation, permissions, databases and backend architecture.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and modern cloud platforms.
  • Experience integrating third-party APIs, SaaS platforms or AI services.
  • Experience with Docker or similar containerisation tools.
  • A self-directed mindset and the ability to investigate unclear technical problems, make sound decisions and move work towards practical solutions.
  • Strong ownership, debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Clear written and spoken English.

Nice to haves

  • Experience with learning-platform integrations, LTI standards or education technology.
  • Experience with event-driven systems, data pipelines, workflow automation or integration-heavy products.
  • Experience building multi-tenant SaaS products.
  • Experience with CI/CD, monitoring, logging, privacy, security or auditability.
  • Experience with Google Cloud or comparable cloud platforms.
  • A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering or a related technical discipline.
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