Senior Backend Engineer

Clera
Berlin, Germany
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, German
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
€ 90K

Job location

Berlin, Germany

Tech stack

Java
API
Artificial Intelligence
Software as a Service
Python
Knowledge Management
Node.js
Large Language Models
Backend
Front End Software Development
REST
Go
Microservices

Job description

A fast-growing, pre-Series A AI SaaS company focused on productivity, automation, and content creation tools for the DACH region is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Berlin-based team. You'll play a key role in scaling a GDPR-compliant AI platform used by enterprises and hundreds of thousands of individual users across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland., * Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs powering an AI-driven productivity and content creation platform

  • Architect and evolve microservices infrastructure to support growing user demand
  • Implement and uphold privacy-by-design principles, ensuring full GDPR/DSGVO compliance across all systems
  • Collaborate closely with product, frontend, and ML teams to ship high-quality features
  • Contribute to technical decision-making and help define backend engineering best practices
  • Support the integration and scaling of AI-powered features including automation workflows, content generation, and knowledge management tools

Requirements

Do you have experience in SaaS?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Required:

  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience at a senior level
  • Proven track record designing and maintaining scalable backend services and RESTful APIs
  • Strong experience with microservices architecture
  • Proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Python, Node.js, Go, or Java
  • Hands-on experience with GDPR/data privacy compliance and privacy-by-design in production systems
  • Experience building or scaling AI-powered productivity, automation, or content creation platforms
  • Legal right to work in Germany - visa sponsorship is not available
  • Willingness to work onsite in Berlin, Germany

Nice to Have:

  • Familiarity with LLM integrations and AI workflow orchestration
  • Experience working in the DACH market or with German data protection regulations
  • Background at a high-growth SaaS or AI startup

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary range: $70,000 - $90,000 USD annually
  • Opportunity to join a well-funded, early-stage AI company with significant growth trajectory
  • Work on meaningful AI products with real enterprise and consumer traction

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