Senior Backend Engineer (all genders) - Amsterdam

Dott is the European champion of shared micro-mobility. Created through the merger of operators Tier and Dott in March 2024, the company decided to move forward under the name of Dott and integrated all vehicles into the Dott app. With the mission to change mobility for good, the team is led by CEO Maxim Romain and Executive Chairman Henri Moissinac. Dott facilitates sustainable travel, reduces congestion and pollution in cities, and decreases reliance on cars. With more than 250,000 shared vehicles in more than 400 cities across 21 countries in Europe and the Middle East, the 10 million users have generated over 400 million rides so far. For more information, visit www.ridedott.com

Permanent employee, Amsterdam, Full-time

ABOUT THE ROLE / GET AN IMPRESSION OF THE TEAM

As a Senior Backend Engineer in the Payments and Onboarding team, you will build and maintain services that ensure a seamless and reliable experience for our users. You will join a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers who value ownership and close collaboration.

This is a hybrid role. We expect you to be present in the Amsterdam office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility for remote work on other days.

THE ROLE AND YOUR IMPACT

• Develop our Typescript/Node.js backend applications in close collaboration with your team and stakeholders, participating in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure stability and scalability of our services by a consistent application of clean architecture and industry best practices.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Deploy and monitor the health of your applications in production, debugging and mitigating issues as they arise, communicating with stakeholders to align priorities and inform them of progress.
  
  

About You

• 5+ years of professional experience minimum developing distributed backend applications.
• Effectiveness as an independent contributor - fluency in Typescript/Node.js and familiar with best practices, able to implement changes independently, meeting architecture guidelines and quality expectations.
• Passion for technology and Software Engineering, with a drive to improve continuously.
• User centricity - demonstrated ability to identify and truly grasp user problems, building effective and scalable solutions.
• Critical thinking - observability mindset, strong ability to reflect on own and team performance, data-driven approach.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication abilities and a proactive approach to teamwork.
  
  

BONUS POINTS

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Pub/Sub, Firestore, etc.
• Experience with observability tooling (Grafana, Prometheus).
• Experience with payments domain.
  
  

THIS MAY INSPIRE YOU*

• 💻 Our one time home office bonus upon your start to create your ideal home office set up.
• 📚 Our annual learning & development budget.
• 🛴 Our rides program with availability to opt in and opt out to ride our e-scooters & e-bikes.
• ☀ Our partnership for mental health at work, with free 1on1 video counselling, self-guided development and more.
• 🌴 Our sabbatical program.
• ⏳ Our flexible hours and 1 months remote working option.
• 󰝲 Our diversity and inclusivity initiatives and programs.
• 🎉 Our public holiday swap, with which you can switch two public holidays to another day.
• 🌍 Our voluntary day off for charity work.
• benefits may vary depending on country and position.
  
  

We actively encourage a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters each employee’s individuality at Dott. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for your application, regardless of your nationality, ethnic or national origin, skin color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Come as you are and join our ride!

In case you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please inform us, so we can ensure a smooth application process.

If we could spark your interest and you want to change mobility for good with us, apply now and let us know why you’re the one for the job! We encourage everyone to apply and grow with us. Even if you may not tick all the boxes of the requirements, we are happy to hear about the value you can add to the team. We are all learners!

We are looking forward to your application!

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• benefits may vary depending on country and position