You will build the orchestration layer automating software roll-outs for global infrastructure projects. This role involves designing DAG-based workflows, typed action contracts, and reliable async systems. Working at the ground level, you'll create the "paved roads" for a platform that replaces manual consultancy with AI-driven deployment and deep enterprise integrations.
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Senior Backend Engineer at Sektor
Join the engineering team building the world's first platform for autonomous technology deployment in heavy industry. This London-based startup is replacing manual consultants with an AI-driven orchestration layer that automates software roll-outs for global infrastructure giants. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will own the architecture of DAG-based workflows and enterprise integrations from the ground up. If you thrive in high-urgency environments and want to build the "paved roads" for a platform tackling a massive, unautomated market, this is your opportunity to shape a technical vision from its earliest stages.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Sektor
Role overview
Digital Transformation20 employees
Sektor is the world's first platform for autonomous technology deployment. Large, heavy industries like Construction spend billions every year on software that never gets properly adopted, because the last mile of implementation is still manual, consultant-driven, and broken. We are changing that by building the orchestration layer that automates these enterprise software roll-outs: AI-generated deployment workflows, automated configuration agents, and real integrations with the tools that run the world's largest infrastructure projects. It is a genuinely hard problem, in a market that has never seen a real technical solution, at a company early enough to shape the architecture from the ground up.
What you will do
- Design and maintain the backend platform using Python and FastAPI to power autonomous deployment workflows.
- Own the end-to-end reliability of the system, including CI/CD pipelines, async worker health, and pragmatic observability.
- Collaborate directly with the CTO to translate product requirements into scalable, production-grade systems with clear API contracts.
Who this is a fit for
- Strong experience shipping production-grade backend systems in Python with a focus on clear API design and system reliability.
- Proven ability to manage production operations, including deployments, incident response, and building robust observability dashboards.
- High engineering judgment with a bias for simple, shipping solutions over over-engineered architectures in an ambiguous startup environment.
Why this role is remarkable
- Build a first-of-its-kind orchestration engine that manages complex deployments for the world's largest engineering and construction enterprises.
- Join an early-stage team where you can shape the architecture from scratch and define the "golden path" for all future engineering.
- Work in a high-urgency environment tackling a multi-billion dollar market inefficiency that has never seen a technical solution.
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