Backend Engineer - Mid Level bei Staffbase SE

About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI‑native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry‑leading and award‑winning agentic AI communications channels – intranet, employee app and email solutions – create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.

Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and MinneapolisSt.Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customersreaching over 16.4 million employeesin transforming their employee experience.

We are proud to be a Unicorn companyprivately valued at over $1 billiondemonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.

We're on the lookout for a Backend Engineer to join our Staffbase team and help us build an awesome internal communications platform. We are looking for empathetic and motivated team players who are motivated by growth and ownership. Let’s talk!

As part of our tech stack

We are using: React.js, Javascript, Typescript, Tailwind CSS, Kotlin, Go, Java, MongoDB, Terraform, Docker and Playwright, to name a few.

Our environment

• Working with skilled and similar-minded professionals in a team that values diversity and inclusivity.

• We aim to create a flexible and agile work environment that promotes the well‑being and work‑life balance of our employees.

• We believe that team events during working hours play a vital role in building an exceptionally effective team, and we encourage them.

• We are enthusiastic about technology and committed to using it to improve the world.

• We follow the “You build it, you run it” approach and take pride in it.

The Team

Join our dynamic, cross‑functional international team and help shape the future of media and file management, crafting intuitive and engaging experiences that empower communicators worldwide. Our mission is to make every image, video, and file feel effortless, fast, and secure, giving customers the confidence to manage their content without friction.

Here, you’ll collaborate closely with design, product, and frontend engineers to continuously improve our File Manager and related media tools. If you’re passionate about backend technologies, and transforming complex systems into seamless experiences, this is the perfect place to bring your ideas to life.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for improving and developing both our web‑based clients, native apps, and our RESTful web services.

• Work in a cross‑functional scrum team and produce high‑quality and tested code.

• Give and receive valuable feedback in our code review process and continuously learn and share knowledge with your peers.

• Being open to feedback and taking ownership of your work are essential.

• Take ownership for the topics you care about, ranging from the features you produce over the quality of our work to the environment we work in.

• You work iteratively, frequently pushing code, ensuring a good CI/CD pipeline, and automating where possible.

What you need to be successful

• 2+ years experience as a Backend Engineer working with Go as well as Java/Kotlin.

• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

• Passion for the things you build and want to make a difference.

• Preferably, you have worked in an agile environment before.

• You value quality as well as clean code and learning new things.

• Good English communication skills.

• You are a self‑starter who can work independently and as part of a team.

• Understanding and appreciative diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.

What you’ll get

• Competitive Compensation – we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit‑based Long Term Incentive Plan).

• Flexibility – we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560.

• Recharge – with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro‑rata fully paid Fridays off during August.

• Wellbeing – Monthly Wellbeing Allowance €35, from fitness to mental health, hobbies to relaxation.

• Support – we’re offering a company pension scheme.

• Volunteers Day – you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project.