Senior Backend Engineer (Remote - EMEA)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in EMEA.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the future of digital transformation within the air cargo and logistics industry. You'll be part of a fast-growing, VC-backed team, contributing to the design, development, and deployment of scalable backend systems. This role offers you the chance to work with modern technologies, refine architectures, and deliver high-impact features to customers across the globe. With a culture built on openness, collaboration, and agility, you'll thrive in a remote-first environment while influencing product direction, mentoring peers, and driving innovation in a multi-billion-dollar industry ripe for disruption.

Accountabilities

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to design, refine, and implement backend features and system architecture
• Develop and maintain scalable services using technologies such as Python, Flask, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes
• Contribute to a service-oriented architecture with gRPC endpoints and Celery for asynchronous workloads
• Support continuous deployment pipelines, improve automated testing, monitoring, and observability
• Work closely with product teams, challenging assumptions and ensuring user-centric solutions
• Create and extend self-service tools for internal users while supporting hands-on technical needs
• Share knowledge openly, provide constructive feedback, and step up with leadership qualities when needed

Requirements

To succeed, you should bring:

• At least 5 years of relevant backend engineering experience
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with SQL databases, ideally PostgreSQL
• Understanding of web application architecture and backend system integrations
• Experience with REST APIs, WebSockets, and server-side technologies
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, and service-oriented architectures
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially in remote-first teams
• Curiosity, a proactive mindset, and a passion for building user-centric solutions

Nice-to-have: experience in logistics or fintech, hands-on knowledge of Golang or FIX protocol, contributions to documentation best practices, and prior work with AI-assisted development tools.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with opportunities for growth
• Home office budget of €650 for equipment in addition to a company-provided laptop
• Unlimited access to co-working spaces worldwide through Desana
• 24 paid vacation days plus local bank holidays and special leaves
• Bi-annual company offsites and team gatherings to strengthen collaboration and culture
• Full IntelliJ PyCharm license (or preferred tools like VS Code or Neovim)
• Access to cutting-edge AI assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot)
• A global, remote-first culture with regular opportunities to connect in person

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.

🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.

📊 It compares your profile to the job's core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.

🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.

🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!