Senior Backend Engineer in London

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the Senior Backend Software Engineer is a dynamic and growth focused engineer with a passion to contribute to solving real customer problems through efficient application of technical knowledge and tools. You will have a passion for B2B data platforms, processes, innovation and results delivery. Comfortable working with stakeholders, both internally and externally, you’ll be organised, with an attention to detail and the ability to grasp new tech quickly. You will be comfortable with a data- and analytics-led approach to maximise the product growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Working alongside with the Director of Engineering and the engineering team to design components of the data infrastructure
• Writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
• Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements
• Working on the performance and stability of the system
• Coordinate cross-functionally to insure project meets business objectives and compliance standards
• Support test and deployment of new products and features
• Participate in code reviews

About You

• Expert knowledge of Java/Scala/Kotlin.
• Familiarity with Kotlin or willingness to learn.
• Industrial experience with AWS/GCP/Azure.
• Knowledge of common data products such as Hadoop, Spark, Airflow, PostgreSQL, S3, etc.
• Problem solving/troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.

About Us

High-quality data access and provisioning shouldn't be daunting and time-consuming. Synthesized automates this process — we solve the problem of replacing sensitive production data from non-production environments with right-sized, production-like data. Since 2018 we have pioneered the generation of production-like data for machine learning and application development across all structured data formats within one platform.

Our products are used by some of the world's leading organisations, such as Deutsche Bank , UBS , the European Commission , and others. We continue to be a part of various roundtables on AI regulations and ethics in the UK and Europe. Most recently, Synthesized contributed to the AI Roundtable with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology who hosted senior AI leaders at Downing Street.

We’re an ambitious VC-backed startup, with leading global investors including IQ Capital , Seedcamp , and Deutsche Bank . We have ambitious growth plans for 2024, and would love you to join us on the journey.

✨ What We Offer

• Wonderful office in central London, hybrid 3-days
• Generous cash compensation and share options
• Flexible work hours ⏰
• Personal development budget (coaching, courses, events)
• Competitive health and dental plan coverage ⚕️
• 33 days paid leave per year including flexible national holidays
• Snacks and drinks provided weekly
• Working alongside great people in a friendly and respectful environment