Senior Backend Engineer strengthening and scaling the technical foundations for papernest's Spanish operations. Designing and implementing backend systems for efficient growth and scalability.
About the role
- Senior Backend Engineer responsible for creating microservices and improving data pipelines for AI-driven lead generation platform. Collaborate in agile team to deliver optimized solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop microservices to process millions of web data points daily
- Optimize and maintain data pipelines that transform raw collected content into actionable business insights
- Maintain and enhance our distributed job processing system that handles thousands of concurrent jobs
- Write clear, testable TypeScript code for new features and bug fixes
- Optimize database queries and data-processing algorithms for performance
- Design and implement new web-scraping strategies and data extraction patterns
- Debug and resolve issues in existing microservices
- Collaborate with the team on system design and code reviews
- Monitor and improve system performance using observability tools
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Proven track record of delivering production-ready applications
- Experience in agile/Scrum environments
- Technical qualifications: Backend: NestJS (or similar); TypeScript; queue-based systems
- Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis
- DevOps: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
- Key skills: Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking
- Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Understanding of software design patterns and best practices
- Knowledge of testing methodologies (unit, integration, end-to-end)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Interpersonal skills: Strong communication skills (German and English; the team speaks German)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Eagerness to learn new technologies and frameworks
Benefits
- Central office location; 5 minutes from Westbahnhof
- Partially funded workations; this year alone we've been to Malta, Spain, Greece, Austria, and Berlin
- Flexible remote work; in-office days every two weeks for sprint kick-offs
- Company equity
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