Senior Backend Engineer, Developer Experience
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Developer Experience in Germany.
This role sits at the core of a rapidly scaling platform engineering organization, focused on improving how developers build, deploy, and operate services at scale. You will contribute to the evolution of a modern backend ecosystem by helping decompose a large monolithic system into well-structured, observable, and independently deployable services. Working across PHP, Go, and TypeScript, you will design and implement foundational platform capabilities that directly impact engineering productivity and system reliability. You will also help define architectural standards, service templates, and API conventions that guide how teams build software across the organization. The environment is highly collaborative, involving close partnership with platform engineers, security specialists, and product teams. This is a high-impact role where your work will shape developer experience, system scalability, and engineering efficiency across the entire organization. You will thrive in a fast-paced, cloud-native, and product-driven engineering culture.
Accountabilities
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a modern authentication and authorization platform alongside senior engineering stakeholders.
- Help break down and extract functionality from a monolithic system into well-defined, scalable microservices.
- Design, build, and maintain robust APIs, service templates, and contracts with strong observability and reliability standards.
- Define and evolve architectural patterns and engineering standards adopted across multiple teams.
- Ensure high-quality software delivery through unit, integration, and contract testing practices.
- Collaborate with platform, product, and security teams to deliver cross-cutting backend capabilities.
- Participate in architectural discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure consistency and scalability.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in SaaS backend development with production-grade systems.
- Strong proficiency in Go with hands-on experience building and operating production services; PHP experience is a plus.
- Deep understanding of authentication and authorization systems (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, RBAC/ABAC, multi-tenancy).
- Experience designing RESTful APIs and building services consumed by internal engineering teams.
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
- Experience evolving or migrating core systems without disrupting dependent services.
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred) and production monitoring practices.
- Experience with message queues (e.g., AWS SQS) is a plus.
- Strong English communication skills (C1 level).
Benefits
- Fully remote role within the EMEA region.
- Competitive compensation aligned with local market standards.
- Equity participation through stock options in a high-growth, profitable company.
- Strong focus on professional growth and career development opportunities.
- Annual paid leave aligned with local regulations and contractual norms.
- Country-specific benefits such as healthcare or pension schemes where applicable.
- Flexible work setup with autonomy over your working environment.
- Inclusive, global engineering culture spanning 40+ countries.
How Jobgether Works
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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