AI-Driven Backend Engineer: TypeScript & Node.js APIs

Elliptic builds AI-powered compliance and risk intelligence tools that help organizations investigate blockchain transactions and detect financial crime. Their platform processes large-scale blockchain data to enable faster, more accurate decision-making for compliance teams.

This role sits within the Automation Forge team, focused on backend systems and AI integrations powering Elliptic’s copilot. You’ll design APIs, event-driven workflows, and services that transform blockchain data into actionable insights using AI and LLM frameworks.

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and event-driven systems using Type Script and Node.js

• Develop APIs and workflows integrating AI and LLM frameworks for intelligent features

• Design, optimize, and query data models across relational and No

SQL databases

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features from concept to production

• Participate in technical design reviews, planning sessions, and code reviews

• Contribute to infrastructure and observability practices, ensuring production readiness

Core Requirements

• 3–6 years of backend engineering experience using Type Script and Node.js (e.g., NestJS, Express)

• Proven ability to design and maintain robust APIs and integrate with external systems

• Hands-on experience with AWS services (Lambda, ECS, S3) in production

• Proficiency with SQL databases (Postgre

SQL or similar) and familiarity with No

SQL systems

• Strong analytical approach to system design and technical trade-offs

• Effective communication and collaboration across engineering, product, and design teams

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Lang Chain or other LLM/AI frameworks

• Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, or infrastructure-as-code tools

• Experience with observability platforms (e.g., Datadog)

• Familiarity with distributed or event-driven systems (SNS, SQS)

• Interest in cryptocurrency, blockchain, or compliance domains

• Hybrid work model with option to work remotely up to 90 days/year
• £500 home office setup budget
• $1,000 annual learning & development budget

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + birthday leave

• 16 weeks fully paid parental leave

• Private health insurance (Vitality)

• Mental health support (Spill)

• Life assurance (4x salary coverage)
• £100 crypto allocation

• Cycle to Work scheme

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