Senior Backend Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, and evolve scalable, secure, fault-tolerant distributed systems, within an event-driven microservices architecture
• Own and advance backend service architecture with a platform mindset, creating reusable services, APIs, and shared components that enable internal developer community
• Translate product requirements into clear, well-designed technical solutions, collaborating closely with Product, Design, Quality and Data
• Own the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from technical design, estimations, implementation, testing, deployment to production support
• Write clean, robust, and well-tested code, applying SOLID principles, proven design patterns, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices while actively reducing technical debt
• Act as a senior technical leader, guiding architectural decisions, mentoring through code reviews, and serving as a point of reference during production incidents
• Integrate AI-assisted development tools into your daily workflow and help the team adopt effective practices — treating AI tooling as a core part of engineering productivity, not an experiment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend or full-stack development experience designing and building scalable, reliable backend systems
• Proven experience with Go, and with AWS services (eg: Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.)
• Strong experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases; Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with event-driven systems and messaging (e.g., Kafka, SQS/SNS).
• Strong system design expertise with hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting production systems.
• Strong grasp of clean-code principles and backend design patterns.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated unit and integration tests
• Experience improving CI/CD pipelines and enforcing testable coding practices.
• Proficient with Git and modern collaboration workflows
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in software workflows, with the ability to articulate benefits, limitations, and lessons learned.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations and support production systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience with PHP, Serverless Framework, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Protobuf, GRPC
• Experience building backend systems that support mobile applications.
• Experience contributing to shared platforms or organization-wide technical initiatives.
• Exposure to large-scale, distributed systems serving millions of users.
• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source libraries.

Benefits

We champion autonomy, flexibility, and a hybrid work model, empowering you to own your work.

Access to learning opportunities and regular feedback sessions.

Central, modern offices featuring fresh snacks, coffee (including vegan options), and ergonomic setups (if onsite).

Engage in meaningful team events: offsites, happy hours, company parties and celebrations.

All necessary equipment provided for remote or onsite work.

Benefit from additional country-specific advantages based on local contracts and practices.

Salary Range

€55,000 - €70,000 fixed gross salary per year

Location

Hybrid model: Option to work remotely from Italy or Spain; offices across Europe available.