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

• Hybrid setup with regular collaboration in the Antrim office (around 3 days per week)

• Salary £55,000 - £65,000, depending on experience

• Equity available alongside a strong benefits package

• Applicants must be based in Northern Ireland with the right to work in the UK

What you'll be doing

• Designing, building and running backend services and APIs from idea through to production

• Owning services in production - reliability, monitoring, performance and incident response

• Making and documenting architectural decisions for both new and existing systems

• Improving scalability, performance and overall system robustness

• Working closely with product and frontend teams to deliver end-to-end solutions

• Reviewing code and mentoring more junior engineers, raising the bar across the team

What they're looking for

• Strong backend engineering experience, ideally 5+ years, working on production systems used by real customers

• Experience with Go or similar backend languages (strong fundamentals matter more than specific tools)

• Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL or other SQL databases

• Hands-on experience building APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, etc.)

• Exposure to GCP or comparable cloud platforms

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices

The kind of engineer who'll thrive here

• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision

• Strong technical judgement and ability to weigh trade-offs

• Confident debugging complex production issues

• Focused on building systems that last, not just shipping quickly

• Clear communicator who values good technical documentation

• Someone who enjoys raising engineering quality, not just their own output

Benefits

• Equity in the business

• Health insurance

• Pension

• 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.