Senior Backend Engineer - BI APP (all genders)

About the Company

ABOUT YOU is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg and Berlin, we operate at the intersection of fashion and technology. Our mission is to rethink online shopping and make it personal and seamless. This takes more than good ideas. It takes people who take initiative and challenge the status quo. We believe in flat hierarchies, direct communication, and pragmatic decisions. No long approval chains. Just ownership, trust, and clear responsibility. We work hard, but we also believe in enjoying the ride together - over team lunches, afterwork drinks, company events, or a quick coffee in between meetings. If this sounds like you, ABOUT YOU could be the right place to bring in your perspective.

Responsibilities

• Develop smart BI solutions utilizing NodeJS with TypeScript
• Manage extensive data volumes efficiently, employing Google BigQuery and integrating seamlessly with Business Intelligence systems
• Build and enhance high-traffic APIs, ensuring minimal latencies
• Work closely with experienced developers, product managers, data scientists, and analysts to improve existing features and introduce new ones
• Encourage innovative ideas and creations - a flat organizational structure, and fast decision-making processes ensure ample room for contribution and growth
• Draft architectural decisions together with our Tech Lead and explore new technologies

Qualifications

• You have at least 5 years of experience working in Backend
• You have recent and practical experience with TypeScript
• You have proficiency in working with SQL or No-SQL databases
• You write well-structured, efficient, and maintainable code, and actively maintain the quality of the codebase
• You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• You are used to working in an English-speaking and agile environment
• You raise the quality of the software you work on

Nice to Have

• You have experience with Elasticsearch
• You have experience with Google BigQuery
• You have familiarity with centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions like Datadog
• You have recent and practical experience with React, VueJs, or similar frontend frameworks