Backend Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and continuously enhance Go-based gRPC services, focusing on OAuth flows, integrations, and caching strategies.

• Develop and manage service backends using TypeScript/Node.js, which include internal and merchant APIs, background tasks, and scheduled jobs.

• Create contract-first APIs utilizing Protobuf/OpenAPI, along with implementing versioning strategies and safe rollout processes.

• Ensure data reliability and consistency across Redis caches, MySQL persistence, and asynchronous job queues.

• Implement security measures and multi-tenant access patterns, including M2M authentication, signed query parameters, and internal authentication mechanisms.

• Build and enhance observability and resilience through structured logging, metrics, tracing, retry mechanisms, and backpressure strategies.

• Collaborate closely with platform and infrastructure teams to optimize deployments based on AWS.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in backend development with Go and/or TypeScript (Node.js).

• Extensive experience with AI-assisted coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, and Antigravity, alongside well-defined processes to guarantee high-quality code generation.

• Strong expertise in distributed systems, APIs (gRPC/REST), and service-to-service integrations.

• Proven experience with relational databases (MySQL) and caching systems (Redis) in production settings and under high load conditions.

• Familiarity with asynchronous processing and job queues (SQS or similar systems).

• Experience with cloud infrastructures (AWS), containerized deployments (Docker, ECS), and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

• Excellent communication skills.

• A strong sense of ownership.

• Proficiency in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Permanent contracts providing long-term security.

• Flexible working hours.

• Options for mobile work and fully remote contracts.

• Choice of work hardware.

• Well-structured onboarding process with support from a personal "buddy".

• Diverse opportunities for personal growth and development.

• Company pension plan.

• Health programs.

• Regular team events.

• Open culture and flat hierarchies.

• An inspiring environment with dedicated colleagues and a dynamic community.