Senior Backend Engineer
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LocationUnited Kingdom
Work moderemote
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
DepartmentEngineering
Company size51–200 people
PostedMar 30, 2026 · 7mo ago
Verified live3d ago
May no longer be actively hiring
Posted by the company on Mar 30, 2026
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Experience with Git
Experience with Python
Experience with Mypy or other static type checkers
Experience with REST APIs and OpenAPI
Experience with relational databases (Postgres)
Experience with Docker and docker-compose
Experience with AWS Lambda
Experience with AWS S3
Experience with AWS RDS
Experience with AWS API Gateway
Experience with AWS SQS
Experience with AWS SNS
Experience with AWS SES
Fluent spoken and written English
Experience with Redis
Experience with GCP Vertex AI
Experience with GCP BigQuery
Experience with OCR engines (AWS Textract, GDocAI, TesseractOCR)
Experience with Prompt Engineering
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with CircleCI
Experience with DataDog
Experience with Auth0
Experience with Role Based Access Control
Experience with JsonSchema
Experience with Pusher
Experience with LocalStack
Experience with Terraform
Permanent right to work in UK or Ireland without requiring visa sponsorship
Skills
Git
Python
Mypy
Rest APIs
OpenAPI
PostgreSQL
Docker
Docker Compose
AWS Lambda
AWS S3
AWS RDS
AWS API Gateway
AWS SQS
AWS SNS
AWS SES
Redis
GCP Vertex AI
GCP BigQuery
OCR
AWS Textract
GDocAI
TesseractOCR
Prompt Engineering
Kubernetes
CircleCI
DataDog
Auth0
Role Based Access Control
JsonSchema
Pusher
LocalStack
Terraform
Benefits
Competitive salary
Flexible working
Remote options
Professional development budget
Conference access
Annual company retreats
Mission driven culture
Remote first
Shape the Industry and Your Career
At Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, we’re transforming how insurers and brokers connect, operate, and grow. Our AI-powered platform is driving smarter decisions, greater efficiency, and seamless collaboration across the global insurance ecosystem. As we accelerate digital transformation, we’re looking for curious, collaborative minds ready to help shape what’s next. If you’re energized by innovation and inspired by impact, your future starts here.
Position Overview
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Cytora, you will be joining a backend functional team. As such, the teams are small (maximum 4/5 people) and work independently of each other.
Each team has a technical lead and a product owner steering the team to make sure we deliver the right features. Regardless of team you join, you will be prototyping, implementing, shipping and supporting features that are changing the insurance industry.
The core of our product is to digitize risks and to accomplish that we rely heavily on Generative AI. Our engineering and product teams are distributed across Europe.
Requirements
Below you can find the required and preferred qualifications.
We made this list quite extensive so that you also get a taste of our tech stack!
This role requires experience with:
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Git
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Python (buzzwords: msgspec, httpx, pydantic, fastapi, structlog, sqlalchemy, alembic, jinja2, pytest, ruff, mypy)
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Mypy (we use mypy, a lot. We also welcome candidates with experience with other static type checkers!)
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Rest APIs (we use openapi spec to document our apis)
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Relational Databases (we use Postgres)
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Docker (we use Docker to package our code, and docker-compose to run it locally)
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AWS Lambda (The vast majority of our backend code is deployed as AWS Lambda functions)
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AWS S3
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AWS RDS
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AWS API Gateway
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AWS SQS
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AWS SNS
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AWS SES
This role benefits from experience with:
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Redis
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GCP VertexAi (we use gemini a lot)
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GCP BigQuery (we use it to power our analytics)
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OCR engines (we use AWS Textract, GDocAI, and we have used tesseractOCR in the past)
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Prompt Engineering
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Kubernetes
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CircleCI
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DataDog
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Auth0
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Role Based Access Control
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JsonSchema
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Pusher (we use it to push notifications to our Frontend Web App)
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LocalStack (we use it to mock AWS services locally)
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Terraform
Why Cytora
We’re building the future of insurance and we’re doing it together. At Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, we’re driven by a shared mission to transform the industry through AI-powered solutions that deliver smarter decisions, stronger connections, and better outcomes.
We foster a culture that values who you are and recognizes that you’re more than your role: you’re a teammate, and you matter. We thrive on the strength of our diverse experiences and celebrate the uniqueness each person brings to work every day.
We believe flexibility fuels performance. Whether remote, hybrid, or in-office, we empower our teams to work in ways that work best for them.
Here’s what you can expect when you join us:
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Competitive salary
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Flexible working and remote options
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Professional development budget & conference access
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Annual company retreats
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A mission-driven culture that puts people first
Location
Cytora are a remote-first company. For this role you can be based anywhere in the UK or Ireland provided you have fluent spoken and written English, and have the permanent right to work without requiring visa sponsorship.
AI Utilization
We leverage AI tools to streamline parts of our recruitment workflow (such as resume parsing and interview scheduling). However, candidate screening, interviews, and final decisions are conducted by real humans.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.