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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Backend Engineer Go, AI platform - **Company:** Prosus - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Computer Programming, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Python (Programming Language), GitHub Copilot, Generative AI, Backend, AI Platforms, Build Tools, Machine Learning Operations, Serverless Computing - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5852594278 ## About the Role You are a senior backend engineer who has moved well past following patterns and into setting them. You're comfortable owning architectural decisions on novel infrastructure - the kind where the right answer isn't obvious and the stakes are real. You think in systems, spot failure modes early, and hold a high bar for production quality without letting perfect block good. The 80/20 mindset comes naturally: you know when to go deep and when to ship. You've likely come from a startup or high-velocity environment where shipping fast wasn't a culture slogan - it was survival. You know how to cut scope without cutting corners, move from zero to production without a safety net, and iterate quickly on systems that are still finding their shape. You're genuinely curious about the AI and LLM space - not as a trend to track, but as a domain where you've already done hands-on integration work and want to go further. AI tools aren't an afterthought in how you work - you use them daily, whether that's Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or OpenAI Codex, and you've developed real judgment about where they accelerate work and where they don't. You operate with low ego, share context freely, and thrive in an environment where autonomy and accountability go hand in hand. Ambiguity doesn't slow you down - it's where you do your best work. What You Bring * Strong Go programming skills with a track record of building and operating production backend services * Hands-on AWS experience - designing, deploying, and operating cloud-native services at scale * Direct experience building MCP servers or working with Model Context Protocol in a real integration context * Practical experience integrating with multiple AI and LLM providers in production, translating model capabilities into robust backend systems * Comfortable owning CI/CD pipelines, automated test infrastructure (unit, integration, E2E), and build systems * Proven track record of collaborating across product and platform teams to ship features end-to-end * Systems-level thinking - you design for reliability, scalability, and performance from the start, not as an afterthought * Background in startups or fast-moving product teams where you owned outcomes end-to-end and shipped without waiting for perfect conditions * Active use of AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or similar) as part of your regular workflow - not occasionally, but as a genuine productivity multiplier * Experience building and maintaining event-sourced systems is a plus * Python programming skills are a plus * Experience using Generative AI and ML infrastructure tooling to drive measurable improvements in engineering efficiency is a plus ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [This App Reached 10,000 Users in One Week. Here's How.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100329-this-app-reached-10-000-users-in-one-week-here-s-how) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [Engineering Mindset in the Age of AI - Gunnar Grosch, AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1735-engineering-mindset-in-the-age-of-ai-gunnar-grosch-aws) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [How we Build The Software of Tomorrow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/120-how-we-build-the-software-of-tomorrow)