Backend Engineer App & Web (m/w/d) - Shop Backend - onsite in Hamburg or Berlin

Backend Engineer App & Web (m/w/d) – Shop Backend – Onsite (Hamburg or Berlin)

Company: ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a Backend Engineer (m/w/d) to join our App & Web team, focusing on constantly improving the App, Mobile Website and Desktop Website. You will develop our backend API serving our App & Web application, hardening and optimizing the API for production while tackling technical challenges as the platform scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a gRPC API in Go that encapsulates core business logic and provides a simple interface for frontend developers.
• Improve scalability and technical performance of the API and its response times.
• Work on a high‑scalable product in the AWS ecosystem.
• Have a direct impact on team processes through regular agile retrospectives.
• Exchange knowledge with other developers and contribute to the ABOUT YOU TECH community.

Qualifications

• Very proficient in Go development.
• 3+ years of experience building complex backend APIs.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL) and key‑value stores (e.g., Redis).
• Experience with asynchronous data processing.
• Write well‑structured, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a passion for scalable distributed systems.
• Comfortable working in an English‑speaking, agile environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience in the AWS ecosystem (CloudFormation, Terraform, ElastiCache, etc.).
• Experience with gRPC or GraphQL.
• Familiarity with centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
• Understanding of DevOps, containerization, and cloud solutions.

Benefits

• Hybrid working.
• Daily fresh fruit.
• Sports courses.
• Free access to code.talks.
• Exclusive employee discounts.
• Free beverages.
• Language courses.
• Free Laracasts account.
• Company events.
• Relocation support.
• Travel allowance.
• State‑of‑the‑art technologies.
• Central location.
• Company pension scheme.
• Dog friendly.
• AY Academy.
• Feedback culture.
• Company bicycle scheme.

Additional Information

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Internet Marketplace Platforms

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