You will operate across the full stack of Kyra’s infrastructure, from writing domain services in a TypeScript monorepo to managing production deployments on AWS ECS. This role combines backend engineering with DevOps ownership, requiring you to design APIs, optimize PostgreSQL/ClickHouse databases, and maintain CI/CD pipelines while shipping features end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.
Senior Backend Engineer at Kyra
Kyra is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their high-output team of six. You'll own the infrastructure and domain services powering influencer marketing for brands like H&M and Ray-Ban. With a stack featuring Node.js, AWS ECS, and ClickHouse, you'll ship to production multiple times weekly while leveraging advanced AI-assisted development tools. This remote-friendly UK role offers £85k-£110k plus equity for engineers who love deep ownership and complex data challenges.
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Location
Remote
Compensation
£85k-£110k + Equity
Company
Kyra
Role overview
Marketing & Advertising
Kyra is a global, tech- and data-driven influencer marketing agency founded in 2017 and based in London. Kyra specializes in creating, managing, and scaling influencer campaigns for global brands. The company leverages proprietary AI-powered data engines and human curation to match brands with high-performing creators from a database of over 450 million profiles and billions of data points. Their offerings include always-on influencer programs, targeted campaign launches, paid amplification, creator ads, and product seeding. Kyra’s integrated technology platform covers campaign management, instant payments, feedback, forums, analytics, and automated content posting. They are trusted by enterprise brands such as L’Oréal, H&M, Shark Beauty, Prime Video, Bvlgari, Nike, Converse, Levi’s, and Calvin Klein, serving clients aiming to reach Gen Z audiences through authentic storytelling and culturally relevant marketing strategies.
What you will do
- Build and maintain complex domain modules using Node.js, TypeScript, and Prisma within a sophisticated DDD-style monorepo architecture and Express frameworks.
- Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS ECS and RDS, including the maintenance of over 40 GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows and Docker orchestration.
- Optimize high-scale data systems using PostgreSQL and ClickHouse to provide real-time analytics and creator intelligence for major global brands.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 4+ years of professional experience building and scaling Node.js/TypeScript backend services in production environments with strict typing and REST API design.
- Demonstrates deep expertise in AWS container orchestration (ECS), infrastructure as code, and managing complex CI/CD pipelines and production background job workers.
- Possesses strong database proficiency in PostgreSQL schema design and query optimization, ideally with experience in columnar databases like ClickHouse for heavy analytics.
Why this role is remarkable
- Broad ownership: You will own features end-to-end, managing everything from initial database schema design to production deployment and infrastructure monitoring without being babysat.
- Elite client base: Build software used by household names like Coach, Converse, and Ray-Ban to manage global influencer marketing campaigns across major social platforms.
- Modern engineering culture: Work with a high-output team using AI-assisted development tools and a cutting-edge stack that handles millions of posts and real-time analytics.
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