Senior Backend Engineer

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.

• Git (we use GitHub)

• Python (buzzwords: msgspec, httpx, pydantic, fastapi, structlog, sqlalchemy, alembic, jinja2, pytest, ruff, mypy)

• Mypy (we use mypy, a lot. We also welcome candidates with experience with other static type checkers!)

• Rest APIs (we use openapi spec to document our apis)

• Relational Databases (we use Postgres)

• Docker (we use Docker to package our code, and docker-compose to run it locally)

• AWS Lambda (The vast majority of our backend code is deployed as AWS Lambda functions)

• AWS S3

• AWS RDS

• AWS API Gateway

• AWS SQS

• AWS SNS

• AWS SES

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working and remote options

• Professional development budget & conference access

• Annual company retreats

• A mission-driven culture that puts people first

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.

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.

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.