Senior Backend Engineer

Who you are

• ✔ 5+ years of backend development experience
• ✔ 2+ years of experience with a strongly typed language or TypeScript
• ✔ Strong experience with RDBMS (raw queries or via ORM)
• ✔ Solid background in unit and integration testing
• ✔ Experience with message brokers (SNS, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, etc.)
• Bonus: Experience with Node.js, GraphQL, GCP or AWS, gRPC and protobufs
• Bonus: Strong grasp of SOLID principles
• Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! We’re always open to exceptional candidates and value diversity in all forms

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to join our established engineering hub in Spain
• You’ll be stepping into a mature, integrated team and helping push it forward: improving our platform architecture, raising our quality bar, and building robust, scalable features that tens of thousands of users rely on every day
• Our work will directly impact how thousands of companies and candidates experience hiring. Here’s what that looks like:
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and DevOps/platform teams to build meaningful features through our Agile SDLC/Kanban workflow
• Conduct peer code reviews and contribute to retrospectives to drive continuous improvement
• Define technical requirements and identify the best solutions to meet team goals
• Participate in engineering retrospectives focused on testing, architecture, automation, and coding standards
• Always think beyond the code - you’ll focus on delivering value and improving the user experience for our customers
• ---Who you’ll work with---
• You’ll join our Backend Guild, collaborating closely with Product, Platform, DevOps, and Frontend teams. We care deeply about quality, performance, and a great developer experience – supported by clean architecture, code generation, linters, templates, and test-driven development

The application process

• We respect your time and keep things transparent:
• 1️⃣ Intro call (~30 min) – Let’s see if we’re a good match
• 2️⃣ Hiring Manager Review – Your profile is assessed for technical and team fit
• 3️⃣ Hiring Manager Interview (~60 min) – Dive into expectations and team dynamics
• 4️⃣ Technical Interview (~60–120 min) – Demonstrate your skills
• 5️⃣ Meet the Team (Optional) – Connect with your future colleagues
• You’ll always know where you stand - no black holes, no ghosting

Benefits

• Equipment - We provide you with state-of-the-art technology and anything you need to outfit your desk. Your working environment is right in the heart of Berlin, with gaming consoles, table tennis, and modern areas for every mood
• Stock Options - Highflyers can additionally expect attractive stock options, as we want to win together
• International Team - Great teams are about personalities. Our employees come from many different countries united by their ambition to create the best recruiting tool on the market
• Celebrations - Be it work anniversaries, birthdays (and births), weddings, or national and religious holidays - we like to celebrate special events together in the office