Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform
Lightning AIabout 3 hours ago
London, United Kingdom +2 moreSenior
Base Salary
$180k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services powering Lightning AI Studio.
- Develop APIs and platform services supporting authentication, resource management, multi-tenancy, and developer workflows.
- Improve reliability, observability, scalability, and performance across core platform infrastructure.
- Partner closely with product, infrastructure, and AI engineering teams to deliver new platform capabilities.
- Evaluate and improve technical architecture, engineering processes, and operational tooling.
- Mentor engineers and help establish engineering best practices across the organization.
Requirements
- Extensive experience building scalable backend systems using Go, Python, Rust, React or similar languages.
- Strong experience designing and operating distributed systems or cloud-native services.
- Experience building APIs, platform services, and infrastructure that other engineers depend on.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and modern cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Strong understanding of software quality, automated testing, observability, and continuous delivery.
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives from architecture through production.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and design.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous startup environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision for employees and eligible dependents.
- Meaningful equity through RSUs that give employees a stake in the company's long-term success.
- 401(k) matching (U.S.) and pension contributions (U.K.) for retirement savings.
- Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays to support work-life balance.
- Two weeks of company closure each winter for a company-wide winter break.
- Paid parental and family leave to support employees during important life moments.
- Annual learning and development allowance to support professional growth.
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends to support physical and mental well-being.
- Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after four years of service.
- Flexible schedules and a hybrid work model for office-based teams.
- Complimentary meals at office hubs.