Jobgether is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to shape the scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure for our rapidly growing user base. This role is ideal for a backend-focused engineer who thrives on balancing immediate needs with long-term architecture while collaborating closely with product and mobile teams.

What You'll Do

Lead the design, evolution, and scaling of backend infrastructure to support rapid growth to millions of daily users.
Build and maintain robust, secure, and backward-compatible APIs optimized for mobile clients.
Design scalable data models and database schemas to support product expansion.
Ensure operational excellence by defining SLOs/SLIs, implementing monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, and leading incident response and root-cause analysis.
Drive security, privacy, and compliance initiatives, including authentication, encryption, and GDPR adherence.
Document backend architecture and workflows to enable effective collaboration and onboarding.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing clear explanations of trade-offs and architectural decisions.
Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
Contribute to AI-powered features and notification systems that enhance user experiences.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience designing and scaling backend infrastructure for large-scale consumer or mobile-first products.
Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript.
Hands-on experience in cloud platforms (preferably GCP).
Expertise in SQL & NoSQL databases and designing scalable data models.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, and API versioning strategies.
Deep understanding of security, privacy, and compliance best practices.
Product-oriented, pragmatic mindset with strong communication skills.
Startup-ready: adaptable, iterative, and comfortable making foundational architectural decisions.
Data-savvy and reliability-driven, with a focus on operational excellence and measurable performance.

Nice to Have

Experience with Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions).
Experience with ETL processes.
Experience with modern data stack tools (Dagster, dbt, Snowflake).
Experience with AI integrations.
Experience with silent push notifications.

Technical Stack

JavaScript, TypeScript, GCP, Firebase, SQL, NoSQL, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code

Team & Environment

Collaborate closely with product and mobile teams.

Benefits & Compensation

Competitive salary package: €70K – €100K + equity.
Fully remote work within the European Union, with optional office use and limited quarterly travel.
Opportunity to lead and shape backend architecture for a fast-growing, high-impact product.
Collaborative, high-performing team culture with quarterly in-person meetups.
Significant ownership and influence over technical decisions, infrastructure, and processes.
Work on a mission-driven product with measurable impact on millions of users.
Flexible work hours with no weekend or night obligations.