Associate Back-End Engineer

 

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.

 

 

We're looking for an outstanding engineer to push our platform to the next level. You'll join us at a crucial stage of accelerated development for the company, product and team. As part of a small, highly collaborative group, you'll drive our product and team to new heights.

 

Encord is growing rapidly, with our product as the key driver of that growth. A year ago, we were a team of 50; now, we're over 100 and continuing to accelerate.

Experienced: You have personally developed and maintained multiple systems from scratch or significantly contributed to major changes to existing systems, and understand the trade-offs involved in building reliable, performant software at speed

High impact-driven: You want your work to have a tangible outcome for people and aren't satisfied building products that don't move the needle

A builder: You enjoy all aspects of building a complete product, are comfortable moving across the stack, and enjoy problem-solving from first principles

Comfortable with uncertainty: Happy to tackle problems without a predefined solution, and excited to have autonomy to make decisions as you go

A team player: You contribute your best work and help others do the same — you enjoy lending a helping hand and levelling up those around you

3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of owning and shipping production systems end-to-end

Strong backend engineering fundamentals — proficiency in Python or equivalent, with experience designing and maintaining scalable, reliable APIs and services

Demonstrated ability to make sound architectural decisions and articulate trade-offs across system design, performance, and maintainability

Comfortable working across the stack — you don't need to be an expert in every layer, but you can navigate unfamiliar territory and ship complete solutions

Experience deploying and operating software in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure), with familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

Proven ability to work with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-moving, low-process environment — you take initiative, unblock yourself, and drive projects to completion

Bonus: Experience with TypeScript/React, ML frameworks (PyTorch, CUDA, Ray), or building products at the intersection of AI and data infrastructure

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

Competitive salary, commission, and 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