Senior Backend Engineer
Location: Berlin (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to €100,000 + Benefits
We’re partnered with a rapidly scaling entertainment technology business building one of Europe’s most widely used consumer platforms in the streaming and digital content space.
As they continue expanding internationally, they’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help scale backend systems, improve platform performance, and contribute to architectural decisions across a high-volume product environment.
They are especially interested in profiles with:
- Founding Engineer or founding experience
- Strong business mindset and entrepreneurial mentality
- Builders who have launched products or meaningful side projects
The Role
- Build and scale backend services used by millions of users
- Contribute to system design and architecture discussions
- Develop reliable, performant, production-grade code
- Work closely with Product, Frontend, Mobile, and Data teams
- Improve system observability, monitoring, and reliability
- Help shape engineering best practices across the platform
Experience They’re Looking For
- Strong backend engineering experience with Golang, Python, or Node.js
- Experience building APIs and distributed systems
- Cloud infrastructure exposure (ideally GCP)
- Knowledge of scalable system design principles
- Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with CI/CD and modern engineering tooling
Why Join?
- Product-focused engineering culture
- Complex technical challenges at genuine scale
- Strong autonomy and ownership
- Fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment
- Hybrid Berlin setup with an international team
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- Posted
- May 22, 2026
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-Senior
- Location
- Berlin
- Company
- Annapurna
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