Junior Backend Engineer (1-3 Years' Experience) Belfast | Hybrid | Full-Time About the Company We're partnering with an innovative AI software company that's building intelligent products for large organisations. Their platform combines cutting-edge AI with human collaboration to help businesses work smarter, automate complex processes, and unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence. As the company continues to grow, they're looking to add a Junior Backend Engineer to their engineering team. The Role This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with 1-3 years' commercial experience who wants to accelerate their career in AI and cloud technologies. You'll work alongside experienced software engineers, contributing to the design and development of the APIs, services and backend systems that power AI-driven products. js or Python Develop and support REST APIs and microservices Write clean, well-tested and maintainable code Contribute to the ongoing improvement of engineering standards and best practices Cloud & Infrastructure Deploy and maintain applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Work with Docker and Kubernetes in a cloud-native environment Use monitoring and logging tools to troubleshoot and improve application performance Collaboration Work closely with engineers, designers and product teams Participate in code reviews, sprint planning and technical discussions Learn from senior engineers while contributing to real customer-facing products What We're Looking For We're looking for someone with 1-3 years' experience in software engineering who is passionate about backend development and eager to continue learning. Essential Skills Commercial experience with Node.js and/or Python Understanding of REST APIs, asynchronous programming and backend development principles Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows Knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB or Redis Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP is a bonus) Experience using Docker and an understanding of Kubernetes Nice to Have Python scripting experience Familiarity with React Knowledge of Graph Databases Experience working with or running local LLMs An interest in AI, machine learning or modern cloud technologies What's On Offer Work on cutting-edge AI products from day one Learn from an experienced, supportive engineering team Genuine opportunities for career progression and technical development Hybrid working 25 days annual leave plus NI
