Senior Backend Developer – Freelance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Finland, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Create backend software solutions for Netguru’s digital commerce clientele.

• Engage in B2B frameworks, marketplaces, and retail ecosystems.

• Contribute to essential backend services and potentially large-scale, impactful systems.

• Operate independently on a freelance basis while collaborating with Netguru teams.

• Be part of a 24x7 on-call rotation approximately once every 6 weeks for a week.

• Conduct testing and ensure quality assurance of your own code.

• Commit to full-time work on a 2-month B2B project, with a possibility for extension.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in English.

• Significant experience with Golang, Java, or Node; proficiency in all three is not necessary.

• A minimum of 8–10+ years in backend engineering.

• Experience in cloud computing; AWS is advantageous, but other cloud platforms are acceptable.

• Willingness to take part in a 24x7 on-call rotation approximately once every 6 weeks for a week.

• Engineers are expected to test their own code; there is no dedicated QA team.

• Experience in developing critical backend services, preferably with large-scale or impactful systems.

• Availability to work during Helsinki office hours, from 9 AM to 5 PM Helsinki time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility in work arrangements.

• Developer-friendly processes, including Continuous Integration and Code Review.

• Agile methodology implementation.

• Opportunities to work on projects across various sectors, including fintech, healthcare, insurance, and education.

• Collaborate with a team of experts.

• Continuous enhancement of both hard and soft skills.

• Knowledge-sharing sessions available.

• Access to an internal knowledge base.

• Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process.