Senior Backend Engineer

Join our team as a Senior Backend Engineer in Berlin. You will work closely with product managers and tech leads to design solutions for challenging problems. You will be a crucial member of a small cross-functional team, participate in code reviews, and provide guidance to junior engineers. You should have 6+ years of experience as a backend developer with a focus on Golang, experience designing complex architectures, and a team-first attitude.

Missions

• Be a crucial member in a small cross-functional team (a squad) and collaborate closely with Product Manager and Tech Lead during roadmap discussions.
• Lead feature development independently, regularly participate in code reviews, and provide constructive feedback to ensure high-quality standards.
• Propose and own technical initiatives toward performance/scale/maintenance improvements, and actively participate in cross-squad brainstorming sessions.

Profil recherché

- Strong tendency towards implementing modern best practices like pair-programming sessions, unit and integration tests, adaptation of AI and automation, refactoring, SOLID principles, security best practices, documentation as code, regular knowledge sharing, etc

- 6+ years of previous experience as a Backend Developer with focus on Golang

- Experience designing and developing complex architectures, including monolithic and microservice architecture

- Proactive and constructive approach to support/mentor junior members of the team

- A team-first attitude; As a group, we strive to leave egos at home

- Big-picture thinking; You collaborate with non-developers to clarify requirements and help plan projects, with an eye on the overall impact on the business & product

- A willingness to learn about and contribute to the whole stack is essential

- In-depth knowledge of REST API design, PostgreSQL, and Testing Techniques

- Empathy for your customers and your colleagues