Senior Backend Engineer (Go / Java)
Ocho People | Technology Recruitment
• Senior Backend Engineer role at a fast growing AI powered Agentic Test Automation Platform trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises
• Go and Java across high performance, cloud native distributed systems on GCP, Docker and Kubernetes
• Own architecture decisions and mentor engineers — not just execute tickets
• Fully remote, Northern Ireland based
• Salary up to £120,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits
Why This Organisation
£120,000. Fully remote. Equity. Fortune 500 customers. And the chance to own the architecture of an AI platform that is genuinely changing how the world delivers and tests software.
Our client is the world's most advanced Agentic Test Automation Platform. Their technology replaces brittle, manually maintained test scripts with AI test agents that learn, adapt and scale across platforms including Salesforce, Workday and modern web stacks. They are backed by leading investors, growing quickly and trusted by some of the largest enterprises on the planet.
The culture is remote first, people focused and built around technical excellence and continuous improvement. There is no micromanagement here. Engineers are trusted to own their work, influence the direction of the platform and make decisions that matter. If you are a senior backend engineer who has spent your career delivering against other people's designs and is ready for something more, this is a significant step up.
The Role and What It Can Do For Your Career
This is a Senior Backend Engineer position with genuine architectural authority over a platform serving Fortune 500 enterprises at scale. You will lead key projects from concept through delivery, drive backend architecture decisions, improve system reliability and scalability, and mentor the engineers around you. This is not a role where you execute tickets and wait for the next sprint. It is a role where your technical judgement shapes the product.
The career value is clear. You will be working on distributed systems problems at serious scale, in Go and Java, on a cloud native GCP infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes. You will have influence beyond your own codebase, contributing to observability, monitoring, data integration and major platform initiatives. Engineers who thrive in this kind of environment — high ownership, high trust, technically demanding — build the kind of experience that opens doors at the best companies in the world.
The package matches the level of the role. Salary up to £120,000, equity participation, comprehensive benefits and fully remote working from Northern Ireland.
What you will need:
• 10 or more years of professional software engineering experience, including 5 or more years focused on backend development
• Advanced proficiency in Go or Java with a deep understanding of distributed systems
• Hands on experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP, and containerised environments including Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of scalability, API design and performance tuning in distributed systems
• A proactive, collaborative approach and comfort working in a fast paced, team oriented environment
Nice to Have:
• Experience with server side JavaScript using Node.js
• Exposure to event driven architecture including pub/sub patterns
Why You Should Apply Now
Senior backend roles at this salary, with this level of architectural ownership, at a company backed by serious investors and growing at pace, are exceptionally rare in Northern Ireland. This is the kind of opportunity that comes along once in a career.
Salary up to £120,000. Equity. Comprehensive benefits. Fully remote from Northern Ireland.
If you are ready for the next level, please reach out to Nick Napier directly on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below.
