Senior Backend Engineer
Aurora
This is a senior backend engineer role at an early-stage startup building a lifestyle operating system for high-performers. You will design and implement backend services, APIs, and data pipelines in Python/Django, with a strong focus on AI-driven features, agent orchestration, and RAG systems. The role requires high ownership, working directly with the CTO, and frequent travel to London (at least one week per month) with openness to full relocation within 6 months.
Brak jawnych widełek — wynagrodzenie do ustalenia podczas rekrutacji.
Brakuje: team size and structure, on-call policy and compensation.
This is a senior backend engineer role at an early-stage startup building a lifestyle operating system for high-performers. You will design and implement backend services, APIs, and data pipelines in Python/Django, with a strong focus on AI-driven features, agent orchestration, and RAG systems. The role requires high ownership, working directly with the CTO, and frequent travel to London (at least one week per month) with openness to full relocation within 6 months.
- ✓Meaningful equity for early employees
- ✓Working directly with CTO and high ownership of features
- ✓$2,000 Tech & Education budget
- ✓Complimentary Oura ring or Whoop and longevity testing subscription
- ✓Full health benefits with 90% coverage including dental and vision
- −Requires at least one week per month in London immediately and full relocation within 6 months – may be a blocker if relocation is not possible
- −Early-stage startup (raised >$5M) with potential instability and fast-paced changes
- −No mention of on-call compensation or policy despite expectation to debug production issues
- !Unclear how many days per month are actually remote vs. in-office beyond the mandatory travel
- !No information on team size or engineering culture specifics
- !Relocation requirement may change quickly depending on company growth
- !Benefits (tech budget, health, perks) are listed but not quantified beyond coverage percentage
- ?Brak jawnych widełek — wynagrodzenie do ustalenia podczas rekrutacji
- •Design and build backend services and APIs using Python and Django
- •Own features end-to-end from initial design to production rollout
- •Maintain and evolve background processing, agent orchestration, and LLM integrations
- •Work with context-heavy data pipelines and RAG-style systems
- •Operate and improve cloud infrastructure on GCP (Terraform, IaC)
- •Debug production issues and lead incident resolution
- •Collaborate with product, curators, and frontend/mobile engineers
- •Review code and help raise the overall technical bar
Oferta dla doświadczonych specjalistów (Senior).
A backend engineer with at least 5 years of production experience, solid Python and Django skills, and some exposure to cloud (preferably GCP) and SQL tuning. Must be comfortable with the travel and relocation requirements.
Not for juniors or mid-level engineers with less than 5 years of backend experience, nor for those who are not willing to travel frequently to London and potentially relocate. Also not for those seeking a stable corporate role with predefined processes.
- ?How many engineers are currently on the backend team and what is the growth plan?
- ?What is the on-call rotation like? Is there additional compensation?
- ?Can you describe the relocation support (visa, moving expenses, timeline)?
- ?What is the typical day-to-day balance between remote work and being in the London office?
- ?What is the current tech stack beyond Django, DRF, Celery, and GCP?
- ?How does the company handle code review and incident post-mortems?
- ?What is the expected production incident frequency and severity?
- −Team size and structure
- −On-call policy and compensation
- −Detailed relocation package and timeline
- −Current number of users or members
- −Process for recruitment (no steps described)
High-performance startup academy culture; engineering team works from London office in Belgravia; expects urgency, pragmatism, and high ownership. Many team members have founder ambitions.