Backend Engineer at State Technologies Ltd (State)

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Job Title

Backend Engineer

Company Description

State Technologies Ltd (State) - VC-backed digital platform for civic engagement, backed by Zulu Group (creators of Jawbone, Elvie)

Job Description

Join State Technologies Ltd (State) as a Backend Engineer to build and maintain high-quality Laravel services and APIs. You'll architect scalable systems supporting GenAI integrations, GIS, and Knowledge Graphs, driving a mission to make civic engagement intuitive and accountable. This role is crucial for connecting citizens with their representatives and fostering positive change.

Location

London, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Be part of a mission-driven platform reimagining how citizens interact with democracy, making civic engagement intuitive, participatory, and accountable.
• Backed by Zulu Group, the creators behind Jawbone and Elvie, combining cutting-edge tech with bold, human centred design to make democratic engagement natural.
• Opportunity to architect and build production grade systems supporting GenAI integrations, GIS, and Knowledge Graphs, driving significant societal impact.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs using Laravel, ensuring high concurrency and extensibility.
• Architect and optimize systems that support GenAI integrations, GIS systems, Knowledge Graphs, and high concurrency workloads.
• Work cross functionally with Product and AI teams to integrate LLMs, vector retrieval, and graph reasoning, following best practices in code quality and observability.

The ideal candidate

• Possesses at least 5 years of professional Laravel experience with PHP and various databases like PostgreSQL and Redis.
• Has essential experience working directly with OpenAI or other LLM providers, and exposure to GenAI engineering, including model integration and vector retrieval.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks (PHPUnit/Pest), common architecture patterns for scalability, and experience with GIS systems and Knowledge Graphs.

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Next steps

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Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

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