Backend Engineer - 100% remote

At Savages Corp Limited we support and enable our clients in Insurtech, Fintech and Proptech with our products, expertise and services. We empower insurance companies and banks to make informed decisions and achieve their goals with our cutting-edge data intelligence services. We ensure compliance and protection of sensitive data with our comprehensive data infrastructure tooling and reduce risks with our innovative and secure compliant software solutions.

For our 100% remote team of experienced engineers, we are looking for a Backend Engineer to help us innovate faster and build strong product foundations. 

What you will do

• As part of our engineering team, you will work closely with the management on defining, planning, and executing the work to bring our data platform to the next level in terms of reliability, performance, and ability to make changes.
• You will architect and implement the required systems with operations in mind, utilizing both open-source and AWS technology.
• You will own the functionality end-to-end from design to code to production - your responsibilities will not end after your code was approved by your colleagues or merged into the main branch.
• Our projects are using the latest stable versions of all technologies involved, so you will be exposed to the latest versions of frameworks, and little to no legacy.
• Together, we will ensure that you are only working on things that matter and have a significant impact on our customers.

What we offer

• Flexibility with Core Hours and Location: Work within agreed team hours, with flexibility to adjust your schedule as needed, and choose a productive location that suits you.
• Collaborative & Supportive Team Culture: Join a fair, inclusive environment that values transparency, teamwork, and impactful work.
• Continuous Learning & Growth: Access relevant training, mentorship, and support to advance your career.
• Opportunities for Ownership: Lead projects, make independent decisions, and drive results. We value initiative and responsibility.
• Streamlined, Efficient Operations: With minimal bureaucracy and asynchronous communication, focus on efficient, meaningful work.

What you bring

• You are a strong communicator with solid English skills.
• You are comfortable and experienced with working fully remotely and communicating asynchronously.
• You are a team player, helpful to those around you and prioritize unblocking colleagues when possible.
• You value speed and have a desire to deliver value quickly, and you know how to avoid unnecessary work.
• Additionally you have a good understanding of Git processes, workflows, and are willing to follow them.
• You don't like repetitive tasks and have experience in automating builds, tests and releases.
• Taking ownership of a project, identifying gaps, suggesting improvements and delivering production-quality software is something you’re familiar with

Your technical background

• You possess a good understanding of computer networks and high-level protocols such as HTTP.
• You have production experience deploying and operating systems on AWS.
• You have strong data modeling skills in relational databases (we use Postgres).
• As an experienced developer you know how to design reliable intra- and inter-system integrations.
• You have experience with or interest in following the OpenAPI standard.
• You have experience or interest in reverse engineering systems.
• On top of that you know or are willing to learn Typescript and Nodejs.

Bonus points

• You have experience working in the Insurtech, Fintech or Proptech domains.
• You have accumulated knowledge in managing infrastructure with CDK.
• You know your way around Grafana or similar monitoring tools.
• You have experience designing and operating multi-tenant systems.
• You have interest in or experience with using LLMs.

Starting date

•  December 2024 - January 2025

Timezones

•  CET ± 2 h

Initial contract length

•  12 months

Salary

•  €50,000 - €70,000