Senior Backend Engineer

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