Senior Backend Engineer

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Based in Switzerland; fully remote within European time zones, European time zonesFull-TimeSenior

Salary116,000 - 146,000 EUR per year

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Experience: 5+ years of backend engineering experience working with production systems.
Required Skills: AWSNode.jsPythonJavaKubernetesTypeScriptGo

Have 5+ years of backend engineering experience working with production systems.
Bring strong systems-thinking skills and the ability to reason about scalable, maintainable, long-term architecture.
Have experience designing scalable APIs and backend infrastructure for high-volume or high-trust environments.
Have professional experience with one or more of Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java.
Have production experience with relational databases, automated testing, message queues, and containerized or cloud environments.
Be familiar with technologies such as Kubernetes and AWS.
Contribute constructively to technical discussions and collaborate with others.
Learn quickly, navigate ambiguity, and approach problems with curiosity, kindness, and sound judgment.
Must already have the right to work in Europe; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Design and implement clean, scalable, and testable backend systems and APIs.
Architect backend infrastructure for high-volume and high-trust workflows.
Drive standards for automated testing, code quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
Analyze user needs and system behavior to solve complex technical problems.
Contribute to long-term architecture decisions and the evolution of backend infrastructure.
Collaborate with engineering teammates to improve development practices and technical processes.
Help shape technical direction and contribute to engineering culture.
Balance immediate delivery needs with long-term technical considerations in ambiguous situations.

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