Are you a senior backend engineer who wants real ownership, real influence, and the chance to build something that actually makes a difference?
My client is an agritech startup working directly with farmers and processors to build software that delivers genuine, real-world impact. Their platform connects systems across the farm to surface insights that help customers make better, more informed decisions - and they're still early enough that your technical input will genuinely shape the product.
They're now looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to play a key role in defining backend architecture and technical standards as the team scales.
This is a senior individual contributor role - not people management - with real autonomy and responsibility.
The role
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Hybrid setup with regular collaboration in the Antrim office (around 3 days per week)
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Salary £55,000 - £65,000, depending on experience
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Equity available alongside a strong benefits package
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Applicants must be based in Northern Ireland with the right to work in the UK
What you'll be doing
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Designing, building and running backend services and APIs from idea through to production
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Owning services in production - reliability, monitoring, performance and incident response
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Making and documenting architectural decisions for both new and existing systems
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Improving scalability, performance and overall system robustness
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Working closely with product and frontend teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
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Reviewing code and mentoring more junior engineers, raising the bar across the team
What they're looking for
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Strong backend engineering experience, ideally 5+ years, working on production systems used by real customers
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Experience with Go or similar backend languages (strong fundamentals matter more than specific tools)
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Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL or other SQL databases
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Hands-on experience building APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, etc.)
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Exposure to GCP or comparable cloud platforms
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Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices
The kind of engineer who'll thrive here
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Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision
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Strong technical judgement and ability to weigh trade-offs
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Confident debugging complex production issues
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Focused on building systems that last, not just shipping quickly
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Clear communicator who values good technical documentation
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Someone who enjoys raising engineering quality, not just their own output
Benefits
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Equity in the business
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Health insurance
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Pension
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Flexible working
If you're interested in joining an ambitious startup where your work has visible impact - and where your technical voice genuinely matters - this could be a great fit.
If you have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Brendan McCrory directly.
