Senior Backend Engineer

SurrealDB is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. Based in London, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technologies, building scalable backend systems, and operating production infrastructure at scale. You will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining our cloud-based backend infrastructure to ensure it is robust, scalable, and secure.

What you will do

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend services and APIs in the cloud.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Design, implement, and manage databases (SQL, NoSQL), optimizing for performance and reliability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Go or Rust.
• Work closely with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality s...