Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure
About us
Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production.
Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more. We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
The role
We're looking for great engineers with experience building the backend of highly performant systems that can handle very large volumes of unstructured and structured data. Customers use our platform to store, query, analyse, and manipulate billions of items of data — and we need to ensure these operations are fast and reliable at massive scale.
For this role we are particularly interested in engineers with experience in both traditional relational database systems like PostgreSQL and column-oriented analytics systems such as ClickHouse, who have worked on large-scale systems in industries where reliability and performance are critical.
You'll join a small, highly collaborative group at a crucial stage of accelerated development, operating with a high degree of autonomy and crafting performant, reliable, and maintainable solutions to challenging technical problems.
What you'll do
Build and maintain highly performant backend systems handling billions of items of structured and unstructured data
Work across relational and columnar database systems to ensure fast, reliable query and storage operations at scale
Take end-to-end ownership of projects, from architectural decisions through to deployment, monitoring, and measuring user impact
Work autonomously to drive projects forward while collaborating closely with a lean, high-trust team
Tackle complex infrastructure problems with simple, well-crafted solutions
Take initiative, be proactive in problem-solving, and continuously seek improvements
Who we're looking for
Experienced: you've seen a lot and built a lot — personally developed and maintained systems from scratch, with a deep understanding of the trade-offs involved in building reliable, performant software at speed
Impact-driven: you want your work to have a tangible outcome for people and aren't satisfied by products that don't see the light of day
A builder: you enjoy all aspects of building a complete product and love problem-solving from first principles
Comfortable with uncertainty: happy to tackle problems without a predefined solution, and excited to make decisions autonomously as you go
A team player: you contribute your best work and actively help others do the same — you enjoy levelling up those around you
Experience requirements
Strong backend engineering experience with production-grade systems at large scale
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse (or similar columnar analytics systems)
Proficiency in Python; experience with Rust is a plus
Familiarity with Kubernetes and GCP
Prior experience in industries where reliability and performance are mission-critical
Tech stack
We are technology agnostic at Encord and not looking for experience across all of these — as long as you're open to learning, please apply.
Backend: Python
Frontend: TypeScript and React
Deployment: Kubernetes
Infrastructure: GCP
Machine learning: PyTorch, CUDA, Ray
Why Encord
Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity in a high-growth startup
Strong in-person culture — most of the team works from our London office 4+ days/week
25 days annual leave + UK public holidays
Annual learning & development budget
Travel for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe
Company lunches twice a week
Monthly socials & bi-annual team offsites
Find Jobs in United Kingdom on Arbeitnow
Skills
- EPD
Similar roles
System Software Architect
Nvidia·Bengaluru, India
NVIDIA is looking for an outstanding passionate and talented SW & System Architect to join our SW Architecture group. The position includes researching new technologies with focus on architecture definition of groundbreaking technologies in different domains - networking, security, virtualization and orchestration. NVIDIA Architecture group consists of world-class architects responsible for designing the next generation state-of-the-art architecture for our DPUs…
- Full-time
Scheduler / Planner (Civil Construction)
Maple Reinders·Mississauga, Canada
Scheduler / Planner (Civil Construction) Maple Reinders Constructors is currently searching for an experienced construction scheduler to join our team at our head office in Mississauga, Ontario. The Scheduler provides in-house scheduling and planning expertise to project teams for all stages of construction projects to develop disciple and accountability. This will include supporting the project team in the execution of…
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Express Entry — PR day one, no employer
Journeyman Electrician
HighLine Electrical·Leduc, Canada
Since 1978, HighLine Group of Companies has become a leading force in electrical initiatives in Alberta with offices in Edmonton and Calgary. As HighLine continues to expand, we are always adapting to the industry through training and employing exemplary staff who are highly qualified in the field. Furthermore, HighLine observes and promotes safety and educational guidelines relevant to this industry.…
- Full-time
- Express Entry — PR day one, no employer
Senior Creative Strategist
Sidekick·Canada
ABOUT SIDEKICK At Sidekick, we help people recover faster from injuries. Trusted by Olympic champions and everyday athletes, our products have been featured in Men's Health and Running Magazine. With 94% of users finding relief, we aim to be the go-to injury relief brand. THE ROLE A lot of performance creative work goes into creating demand that wasn't there. That's…
- Remote
- Full-time
- Express Entry — PR day one, no employer
Software Engineer, Cryptography
Robinhood·Bellevue, United States
JOIN US IN BUILDING THE FUTURE OF FINANCE. Our mission is to democratize finance for all. An estimated $124 trillion of assets will be inherited by younger generations in the next two decades. The largest transfer of wealth in human history. If you’re ready to be at the epicenter of this historic cultural and financial shift, keep reading. ABOUT THE…
- Full-time
Senior Software Engineer: Agentic Engineering & Open Source (m/w/d)
B310 Digital GmbH·Kiel, Germany
B310 ist eine Software-Engineering-Beratung mit Fokus auf Open Source Software und Agentic Engineering. Wir suchen Verstärkung durch einen erfahrenen Senior Software Engineer (m/w/d) zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt. AUFGABEN Du arbeitest mit uns an modernen Software- und Agentic-Engineering-Themen und beschäftigst dich damit, wie AI die Softwareentwicklung und bestehende Engineering-Prozesse verändert. Dabei testest und bewertest du aktuelle AI-Tools und neue Technologien, vergleichst unterschiedliche…
- On-site
- Full-time
- Blue Card — tied; settle 21–33mo
Graduate Customer Success - French Speaking
Fosphamarketing·London, Canada
<p><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":2,"335551620":2,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.fospha.com/"><span data-contrast="none">Fospha</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> is dedicated to building the world's most powerful measurement solution for online retail. For over a decade, we've helped teams make smarter decisions with full-funnel marketing insights, forecasting, and optimisation. With Fospha, every team moves faster and grows smarter. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Trusted by </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">leading brands</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> across three continents, including…
- On-site
- Full-time
- Express Entry — PR day one, no employer
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
anthropic·London, Canada
<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Anthropic</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.</p></div><h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic is building the…
- On-site
- Full-time
- Express Entry — PR day one, no employer
