Senior Backend Engineer
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- We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our development teams. You will work closely with our product people to design the right solutions to our challenging problems while collaborating, mentoring, and supporting the other team members
- For this position, we need professionals who are already based in Berlin or willing to move to Berlin
- Be a crucial member in a small cross-functional team (a squad)
- Collaborate closely with Product Manager and Tech Lead during roadmap discussions
- Contribute effectively during all Scrum rituals, facilitation of process maturity increments, and engineering best practices initiatives
- Provide valuable inputs during Refinement and Solution Design sessions and be able to lead feature development independently
- Regularly participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback
- Consistently monitor the maintenance of quality standards and proactively recommend engineering or process improvements
- Offer technical/soft guidance to Junior engineers and participate in Mentorship Programs
- Participate in cross-squad (Backend Guild) brainstorming sessions and problem-solving discussions
- Propose and own technical initiatives toward performance/scale/maintenance improvements
- Experience building scalable, maintainable, and performant large-scale applications
- 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