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Backend Engineer (AI Platform) - London

Data Science and AI Full–time
ID: #2400
Posted: 2026-03-11
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Backend Engineer (AI Platform) - London £80k–£100k + EMI equity About the Role We’re hiring a Backend Engineer to build the core infrastructure behind Revax’s AI-native platform for professional services. You’ll design, optimise, and scale the systems that power multi-agent drafting, knowledge graphs, and auditable AI workflows used by accountants, tax advisors, and consultants at leading firms. This is not a “ticket-taking” role -you’ll work directly with the founders, own critical backend services end-to-end, and help define how AI systems are built responsibly in regulated domains. If you enjoy designing clean APIs, scaling Python services, and building systems that actually ship to paying c ustomers , this role is for you. Compensation: £80,000–£100,000 base + EMI equity Location: London About Revax Revax is building a new class of AI-native software for tax advisory firms. Today, professional services teams spend countless hours drafting, reviewing, and re-drafting work - constrained by fragmented knowledge, manual workflows, and brittle tooling. We turn a firm’s own expertise into structured, auditable, AI-powered systems that draft, analyse, and explain deliverables with full provenance. We’re a fast-moving, well-funded startup backed by leading angels, already working with major firms, and building at the intersection of AI agents, knowledge graphs, and real-world enterprise workflows. What You’ll Do Build & own core backend systems · Build and optimise databases for complex, real-world data · Design and implement APIs using FastAPI for AI workflows and product features · Build and scale LangGraph-based multi-agent systems with checkpointing, retries, and observability · Integrate and scale vector search, knowledge graphs (Neo4j), and associated retrieval pipelines into production services · Deploy and operate GPU-backed services for AI workloads (e.g. inference, embeddings, or agent pipelines) in production Scale & operate production infrastructure · Deploy services on GCP (Cloud Run / GKE) or equivalent cloud infrastructure · Improve performance, reliability, and cost efficiency (latency, throughput, retries, backoffs) · Implement security-first patterns: auth flows, service-to-service auth, IAM, and access controls · Help prepare the platform for enterprise customers (SSO, auditability, compliance ready patterns) Collaborate closely with founders & product · Shape system architecture and API design alongside full-stack and ML engineers · Translate ambiguous product ideas into robust backend implementations · Iterate quickly based on real customer usage and feedback What We’re Looking For Essential · 2-3 years building backend systems for real users · Production experience with FastAPI (or similar modern Python frameworks) · Solid understanding of API design, PostgreSQL, and distributed systems fundamentals · Experience deploying and operating services on cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, and Azure) · High ownership mindset: you care deeply about reliability, correctness, and outcomes Strong Plus · Experience with LangGraph, RAG pipelines, vector databases, or knowledge graphs · Familiarity with Neo4j or graph-based data modelling · Experience working on AI-native or agentic systems · Comfort working in early-stage startups with ambiguity and speed · Experience deploying and working with GPU services for AI workloads Bonus · Exposure to professional services, finance, tax, or regulated workflows · You actively use modern AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) · Strong instincts for developer experience and internal tooling Why Revax · Real ownership over core backend infrastructure · Work directly with founders on high-impact technical decisions · AI-native product with real customers and immediate feedback · Modern stack: Python, FastAPI, LangGraph, Postgres, Supabase, Neo4j, GCP · Meaningful early-stage equity: we hire owners, not passengers · A lean, low-ego, high drive team that ships fast and cares about their work Practical details · London based (strong preference for in office collaboration) · Visa sponsorship available

Hard Skills 11
Skill Source Confidence
Python llm_hard
100%
SQL llm_hard
100%
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) llm_hard
100%
Vector Databases llm_hard
100%
Google Cloud AI llm_hard
80%
Model Deployment llm_hard
80%
MLOps llm_hard
80%
AWS (SageMaker, EC2, S3) llm_hard
80%
Azure ML llm_hard
80%
Data Pipelines llm_hard
80%
Data Infrastructure llm_hard
80%
Soft Skills 10
Skill Source Confidence
Problem-Solving llm_soft
100%
Collaboration llm_soft
100%
Building Trust llm_soft
80%
Critical Thinking llm_soft
80%
Adaptability llm_soft
80%
Learning Agility llm_soft
80%
Self-Management llm_soft
80%
Stakeholder Communication llm_soft
80%
Initiative llm_soft
80%
Decision-Making llm_soft
80%
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