Storyteq is hiring a Backend Software Engineer - UK

Storyteq is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our team in the UK. You’ll likely join the Assets domain, building backend services that power our DAM platform at scale, ensuring fast, reliable, and intelligent asset delivery. Depending on your background, you might also contribute to other domains like Ad Building, Core Platform Engineering, or Developer Experience.

What You'll Do

• Build and ship robust backend services with real product impact.
• Design and evolve scalable, maintainable system architecture.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate services and deliver end-to-end value.
• Model business domains into clean, performant data structures.
• Raise the bar through code reviews, mentorship, and shared ownership.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on experience delivering backend or full-stack products with TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Strong backend development skills with Node.js.
• Solid experience designing and integrating REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Comfortable working in monorepo environments and modular architectures.
• Proficient in data modeling and working with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Familiar with testing practices, performance tuning, and scalable design principles.
• Experience working in SaaS or product-based environments.
• You’re proactive, result-driven, and excited to work in a fast-growing tech scale-up.
• You’re a strong team player who values collaboration and shared success.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on with DAM concepts like versioning, metadata, and access control.
• Designed or contributed to asset pipelines for processing, optimizing, and delivering media content.
• Built systems for secure, performant asset access at scale.

Technical Stack

• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Node.js

Team & Environment

You will likely join the Assets domain, building backend services that power our DAM platform at scale. Depending on your background, you might also contribute to other domains like Ad Building, Core Platform Engineering, or Developer Experience.

Benefits & Compensation

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Annual Wellbeing Day.
• Pension Scheme.
• Corporate Medical Cash Plan.
• Savings via online community platform.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Monthly Employee Awards with £250 bonus.
• Paid Volunteer Day.
• Referral scheme (£1,000).
• Wellbeing Programme.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave.

Work Mode

This role follows a local country work mode and is based in the UK.

We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.