Berlin, Berlin, Germany Hybrid

Bettermile is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Being an integral part of the Asgard engineering team and contributing to a collaborative team environment.
  • Developing and implementing new features.
  • Taking ownership of services infrastructure, ensuring its reliability and scalability.
  • Owning the full development cycle of features with no hand-offs: from initial definition and CI/CD setup to production monitoring and support.
  • Actively participating in architectural discussions to help identify and implement more efficient service designs.
  • Taking responsibility for observability and monitoring to maintain transparency and system health.
  • Supporting QA processes to ensure high quality and stable releases.
  • Working with data analytics to better understand system performance and product impact.
  • Actively participating in the team’s ceremonies and rituals.

Requirements

  • Proficient in Kotlin or long production experience in Java with a strong affinity for Kotlin.
  • Experienced in building scalable microservices using the Spring Boot ecosystem.
  • Experienced in DevOps practices, including observability, deployment pipelines and managing infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code.
  • Experienced working with cloud-based services and technologies, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Strong grasp of engineering best practices and system design principles, with experience in designing and implementing robust, secure, highly available, and cost-efficient systems.
  • Interested in using AI-assisted workflows and helping us refine our internal AI context and development setup.
  • Understanding the importance of continuously delivering value and being able to work in small increments.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in an English-speaking environment.

Nice to Have

  • A foundational understanding of Python, enabling effective collaboration with our data analyst.
  • Basic data engineering knowledge to work with data lakes or warehouses, for example with set up of data pipelines or DAGs in Airflow.
  • Practical experience in optimizing AI-assisted workflows and setting up AI context or development infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Very supportive and appreciative working environment with a lot of autonomy, a flat hierarchy, and professional growth possibilities.
  • 30 vacation days in a 5-day/week working model.
  • Kindergarten grant and a Company Pension scheme.
  • Regular team breakfasts, fitness & wellness classes, company runs, and other events. Fruits, snacks, drinks, and coffee with a variety of milk are a given - but yes, we have them.
  • Outstanding flexibility we are proud of – and, of course, the best colleagues in the world!

Additional Information

  • Currently, we’re proceeding only with candidates authorized to work in Germany or who already hold a Job Seeker Visa.
Job Details
Location Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Work mode Hybrid
Department Software Development
Category Backend
Posted 5 months ago
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Bettermile
Bettermile transforms last-mile logistics to drive efficiency and create a better delivery experience. Their geo-based, AI-powered SaaS product handles complex address processing, dynamic routing, and navigation for many stops and multiple constraints.
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