Full-Stack Engineer – Backend Leaning, Platform Engineering

ElevenLabs

. Build and improve customer-facing platform foundations including API keys, login experience, analytics, admin tooling and workspace security .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, PolandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Python and backend development, with a strong understanding of APIs, cloud infrastructure, and security fundamentals. Capable of shipping customer-facing features end to end while managing complex organizational needs and ensuring minimal disruption during changes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Python ExpertiseBackend DevelopmentAPI DesignAuthentication and AuthorizationKubernetes Experience

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Hard Skills

Backend DevelopmentAPI DesignCloud InfrastructureData StructuresTest DesignSecurity FundamentalsPermissioning ServicesDebuggingSystem Design PatternsOrganizational Structure Management

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailComfort with AmbiguityPrioritization SkillsCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesOAuthSSOSCIMRBAC

Industry Keywords

Customer-Facing FeaturesAccess ManagementInternal PlatformsEnterprise FeedbackWorkspace Security

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve customer-facing platform foundations including API keys, login experience, analytics, admin tooling and workspace security
Work with Sales, FDEs and customer teams to translate enterprise and self-serve feedback into improvements
Help large customers with complex organisational structures
Ship customer-facing features end to end, from backend services to admin and settings UI
Design and build generic resource and permissioning services for product teams
Solve greenfield access-management problems at scale
Work across product teams to understand needs and drive adoption without requiring extensive code rework
Scope work within a large existing system, assessing rollout risks, migrations and downstream impacts
Roll out changes safely with minimal disruption
Debug and operate built systems using customer reports, logs and code
Own features from scoping to completion with support from experienced engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

No formal experience, certifications, or degrees required
Expertise in Python
Strong background in backend development, with comfort working across the stack
Experience with common software and system design patterns and infrastructure, including APIs, cloud infrastructure tools, storage solutions and data structures
Strong test design and security fundamentals
Care and attention to detail when changing live, business-critical systems
Ability to learn a large existing codebase quickly
Comfort with ambiguity and prioritising among competing signals
Experience with authentication, authorization or permissioning (OAuth, SSO/SCIM, RBAC or similar) (bonus)
Experience with Kubernetes (bonus)
Experience building internal platforms or services used by other engineering teams (bonus)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual discretionary professional development stipend
Annual discretionary stipend for social travel to meet colleagues
Annual company offsite
Monthly co-working stipend for those not near a main hub
Remote work or office work options
Flexible location across the UK, EU and US, with flexibility for exceptional candidates elsewhere