This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Backend Engineer, PHP / Golang in Germany.
This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced backend engineer who thrives in distributed systems, large-scale integrations, and technical leadership. In this role, you will help shape the architecture and scalability of mission-critical systems powering complex API integrations and high-volume transactional workflows.
Accountabilities
- Lead the architectural evolution and technical direction of backend systems built with PHP and Golang.
- Design and maintain scalable integrations with third-party platforms and external APIs handling high transaction volumes.
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers and engineering teams to translate business challenges into robust technical solutions.
- Improve system reliability, scalability, and maintainability through sound engineering practices and architectural improvements.
- Drive backend modernization efforts, including service-oriented and event-driven architectures using Domain Driven Design principles.
- Review technical designs, identify technical debt, and proactively recommend optimization strategies.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical coaching to elevate engineering quality across teams.
- Ensure high standards for testing, observability, security, and delivery reliability.
- Participate in technical planning, sprint execution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to cloud infrastructure discussions, backend performance optimization, and API reliability enhancements.
- Collaborate across domains to align architectural decisions and improve cross-team engineering consistency.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in SaaS software development, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership or senior engineering role.
- Strong backend engineering expertise with willingness to work extensively in PHP and Golang environments.
- Solid experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and distributed backend systems.
- Strong understanding of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and Domain Driven Design methodologies.
- Strong testing practices including unit testing and integration testing.
- Experience working in cloud environments, preferably AWS.
- Familiarity with message queue systems such as AWS SQS or similar technologies.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with advanced English proficiency (C1 level).
- Ability to mentor engineers and contribute to engineering culture, delivery processes, and technical excellence.
- Experience with NoSQL databases, cloud-native development, or containerization technologies is considered a plus.
- Familiarity with React, Kubernetes, Docker, DevSecOps practices, or Extreme Programming methodologies is advantageous.
Benefits
- Competitive salary aligned with market standards and location.
- Fully remote work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere within the European region.
- Equity participation through stock options in a fast-growing and profitable company.
- Strong opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- International and highly collaborative team culture across more than 40 countries.
- Country-specific benefits such as health insurance and pension support where applicable.
- Generous annual paid leave aligned with local regulations and norms.
- High-growth environment with exposure to modern cloud-native and distributed system technologies.
- Values-driven culture focused on innovation, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Opportunity to work on products used by thousands of businesses globally.
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.
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