Attio is on a mission to redefine CRM for the AI era.

We’re building the first AI-native CRM — designed for the most ambitious go-to-market teams. Backed by top VCs including Redpoint, Balderton, and Point Nine, our team thrives on solving complex technical challenges, delighting our users, and setting a new standard for the industry.

About the role

Our Engineering team tackles the toughest challenges, so our users never have to. Real-time infrastructure, AI-native architecture, and a frontend that feels effortless - all powered by a team that moves fast, thinks rigorously, and holds an exceptionally high bar for quality.

We’re looking a Staff Engineer [Security, Infrastructure, and Performance] who thrives on complexity, builds for scale, and wants to help reinvent how millions of people work.

What you'll do

Architect and build scalable, cloud-native distributed systems on Google Cloud Platform

Lead the development of Infrastructure as Code automation to shape evolution of Attio infrastructure

Drive system-wide improvements in scalability, reliability, security, and performance

What you'll bring

Extensive experience designing and building scalable backend and distributed systems

Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture on Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes

Strong software engineering skills with Infrastructure as Code tools like Pulumi

Proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js at scale is preferred (experience with Go, Rust, or Python is also fine!)

Ability to influence technical direction and mentor engineers across teams

Bonus: experience with globally distributed databases such as Google Spanner or CockroachDB

What we offer

Competitive salary of £120,000 to £150,000

Equity in an early-stage tech company on an incredible trajectory

Private medical insurance through AXA

Pension contribution through Hargreaves Lansdown

Enhanced family leave

Team off-site in fun places! (We've been to Barcelona, Lisbon, Malta and Split so far)