Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer
Location: UK (Hybrid) or Brazil (Remote)
About Verifymy
Verifymy is a rapidly growing Trust & Safety tech business dedicated to safeguarding children and society online. We provide frictionless, trustworthy Age Assurance and Content Moderation solutions to help platforms maintain their integrity, protect their reputation, and safeguard their customers.
We have had considerable commercial success already, with marquee clients such as eBay and Google and strong recurring revenues. Following recent investment, we have some exciting product developments on the roadmap and are looking to scale rapidly through 2026.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our engineering team and help scale our Age Assurance and Content Moderation platform. You'll work on critical backend systems that handle sensitive identity data, build scalable verification workflows, and contribute to our mission of making digital identity verification seamless and secure.
What we offer*
*Subject to location and contract type
📅 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
🤒 Enhanced sick leave
✈️ Work-from-Anywhere for up to 20 days per year
👨👩👧 Gender-Neutral enhanced parental leave
🧠 Mental wellbeing support
🤗 Monthly wellbeing allowance
📚 Annual learning & development allowance
🚲 Cycle to work scheme
👶 Nursery scheme
What We’re Looking For
Essential
5+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in a senior role
Experience with modern backend technologies (Go, Python, Java, Node.js, or similar)
Experience building high-availability, high-performance systems at scale
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and CDN management
Extensive experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
Understanding of encryption, authentication protocols (OAuth, SAML), and secure coding practices
Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams
Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives
Adaptability and comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment
Nice to Have
Experience with machine learning frameworks and computer vision technologies
Experience with AI development tools including Claude Code, Cursor IDE, and Gemma models
Knowledge of identity verification standards and regulations (KYC, AML, eIDAS, UK Digital Identity Standards)
Background in cybersecurity or fraud prevention
Experience with real-time data processing and event-driven architectures
Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications
Feel like you don’t meet every single requirement in this post? We’d love to hear from you anyway.
What You’ll Work On
Technical Leadership
Design and implement robust, scalable verification systems and APIs
Lead architectural decisions for identity verification workflows and data processing pipelines
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical standards and best practices
Drive code reviews and ensure high-quality, secure code across the platform
Platform Development
Build and maintain core backend verification services, including document verification, biometric matching, and fraud detection systems
Develop backend integrations with third-party identity providers, government databases, and verification services
Design and implement scalable data processing pipelines and workflow engines
Optimise system performance and reliability to handle high-volume verification requests
Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for backend services
Security & Compliance
Ensure all backend systems meet stringent security requirements and compliance standards (SOC 2, GDPR, UK GDPR, etc.)
Implement data encryption, secure storage, and privacy-preserving technologies in backend services
Collaborate with security teams on threat modelling and vulnerability assessments
Stay current with identity verification regulations and industry standards
Collaboration & Innovation
Work closely with product managers to translate business requirements into robust backend technical solutions
Collaborate with ML/AI teams on improving verification accuracy and fraud detection through backend service integration
Participate in on-call rotations and backend incident response procedures
Contribute to technical roadmap planning and backend technology evaluation
Our Tech Stack
Languages: Go · Python · Node.js
Infrastructure: Google Cloud · Docker · Kubernetes · Rancher · Jenkins CI/CD
Edge & CDN: Cloudflare
Observability: Grafana · Metabase
AI/ML: Anthropic Claude · Google Gemma · Cursor / Warp
Equal opportunity declaration:
Verifymy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.