Principal Backend Engineer
SchemeServe Ltd.
- New York, New York, United States
- New York, New York, United States
Über
Responsibilities
Partner with the CTO to define and evolve SchemeServe’s backend engineering strategy.
Establish and maintain backend engineering standards, principles and best practices.
Drive consistency across multiple engineering teams in architecture, implementation patterns and operational practices.
Champion secure software development practices and embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.
Define and improve code quality standards, review processes and engineering governance.
Provide architectural guidance for new systems, services and platform initiatives.
Help shape and guide the ongoing transformation of the .NET Framework monolith into a modern service‑based, API‑first platform.
Provide technical leadership across both C# and TypeScript backend ecosystems.
Act as a technical mentor and coach for backend engineers across the organisation.
Review significant technical proposals, designs and architectural decisions.
Drive improvements in observability, resilience, performance and operational excellence.
Identify technical risks and help teams navigate them successfully.
Help teams make pragmatic technology decisions, balancing innovation, risk and long‑term maintainability.
Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering practices, identifying opportunities that provide genuine business value.
Foster a culture of engineering excellence, continuous learning and constructive technical challenge.
Occasionally contribute directly to implementation work when strategic initiatives or business priorities require it.
Represent backend engineering interests in strategic technical discussions.
Build strong relationships across Engineering, Product and Leadership teams.
Be a generally awesome person.
Qualifications
Commercial experience building and operating large‑scale backend systems.
Strong experience with C#/.NET and TypeScript, with the ability to work effectively across multiple backend technologies.
Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems and API design.
Experience working with both legacy applications and modern service‑oriented architectures.
Strong knowledge of secure software development practices and application security principles.
Deep understanding of code quality, maintainability and software craftsmanship.
Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services and cloud‑native architecture.
Excellent understanding of modern databases and data modelling principles.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
Proven ability to influence technical direction through expertise, collaboration and communication.
Experience mentoring engineers and raising technical standards across teams.
Strong understanding of CI/CD, testing strategies and modern software delivery practices.
Excellent Git knowledge and development workflow practices.
Ability to balance long‑term technical strategy with short‑term business priorities.
Be based in the UK.
Nice To Have
Experience in modernising large monolithic applications.
Experience with Cloudflare services and edge technologies.
Experience building and operating SaaS platforms at scale.
Experience within financial services, insurance or other regulated industries.
Knowledge of observability tooling, platform engineering and site reliability practices.
Experience with AI‑assisted software development workflows and engineering productivity tooling.
What Success Looks Like
By year‑one, be a trusted technical partner to the CTO.
Further evolve and embed backend engineering standards across the organisation.
Improve consistency in architecture, coding practices and operational processes across multiple teams.
Raise awareness and adoption of secure software development practices.
Support engineers through mentoring, coaching and technical leadership.
Influence key platform modernisation initiatives.
Help create a clear technical vision for the future evolution of SchemeServe’s backend platform.
Shape the future direction of backend engineering at SchemeServe.
Make a lasting positive impact on the quality, security and maintainability of our platform.
Why Join SchemeServe?
Fully remote UK‑based role.
Twice‑yearly company retreats.
Flexible working arrangements.
Paid charity days.
Friendly, supportive and highly collaborative culture.
Opportunity to shape the technical future of a successful, independent software company.
Work directly alongside the CTO on engineering strategy and innovation.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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