Senior Backend Engineer (Remote, Europe)
Company:Nango
Location:Americas or Europe
Languages:English
Seniority level:Senior, 5+ years
Experience:5+ years
Skills:
Backend DevelopmentNode.jsRESTful APIsMicroservicesSoftware Engineering
Requirements:
5+ years of backend engineering experience, with proven ability to scale high-traffic systems. Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems. Passion for developer tools, best practices, and building outstanding DX. Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks. Strong communicator, proactive, and reliable in a remote-first environment. Product mindset and developer empathy: you optimize for DX. Pragmatic, positive, and low ego: you step up in incidents and unblock teammates. Startup-ready: autonomous, ownership-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity.
Responsibilities:
Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for our open-source platform. Build world-class developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs, and a runtime that delights developers. Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges. Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services. Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions. Engage with the open-source community, owning and maintaining our repo.
