Senior Backend Engineer (with Production Mindset)

We’re looking for a backend engineer who thinks beyond code – someone who not only builds APIs and services but also cares deeply about how they run in production, how they scale, and how easy they are to operate and observe.

What you’ll do:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services (TypeScript, SQL/PostgreSQL, Redis)
• Write clean, maintainable code and thoughtful interfaces
• Take ownership of production readiness (observability, alerting, performance)
• Collaborate on internal tooling and improve dev workflows (e.g., monorepo CI/CD)
• Help evaluate and integrate pragmatic tools from monitoring to AI‑based dev tools
• Investigate issues across the stack (infra, DB, API) and propose improvements
• Collaborate closely with product and other engineers in a fast‑moving environment

Requirements

• Solid experience building and maintaining production backends
• You’ve been on‑call before or felt the pain of systems that don’t scale well
• Strong SQL/PostgreSQL skills and understanding of data modeling
• Hands‑on experience with observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus, or similar)
• Pragmatic mindset: you know when to build, when to buy, and when to simplify
• Bonus: experience with Supabase, Fargate, or serverless architectures

Why this role might be interesting:

• You want to build things end‑to‑end: from database schema to production dashboard
• You like simplicity and want to avoid overengineering
• You enjoy improving not just the product but the way the product is built
• You want to work in a team that values high trust, low ego, and direct communication

Other benefits

• Deutschland Ticket or Wellhub membership
• JobHandy‑Partner
• Weekly team breakfast
• Bi‑weekly team lunch
• Juicer
• Free dinner after hours
• Beerstash
• Monthly team events
• Ping Pong & Darts

Hiring Process

• 15‑minute screening call – phone or video
• 15‑minute CTO call – video
• 120‑minute take‑home assignment
• 45‑minute system design in the office
• 30‑minute founder reference call – video or in the office

Key Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Electrical Engineering
• Debugging
• Elasticsearch
• Conflict Management
• SAP Manufacturing
• Process Engineering
• As9100
• Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

We’re looking forward to your application!