Senior Backend Engineer
- Location
- Greater London
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- €90k – €140k + equity
- Visa
- Visa Sponsorship Available
About this role
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with 5-15 years of experience to join Specter's engineering team and build the production infrastructure powering our agentic AI capabilities. You'll be a strong individual contributor who loves shipping real features used by real people, in this case, 300+ leading VC and PE firms discovering insights in private markets. We need someone who is killer in Python, has deep experience building and deploying APIs at scale, and is excited about leveraging AI in their work. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, fast-moving team at an inflection point where your backend expertise will directly shape the next generation of AI-powered investment tools.
What will you be doing?
Building and shipping production-grade backend services and APIs using Python and FastAPI that power Specter's AI features
Developing the infrastructure and orchestration layer for agentic AI capabilities within the product
Working closely with databases (Postgres, ClickHouse) to enable intelligent data retrieval and AI-driven analysis
Mentoring teammates and contributing to engineering best practices as the team scales from ~7 to 30+ people
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
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