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# Software Engineer, GraphQL - API Platform

- **Company:** GetYourGuide GmbH
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Distributed Systems, Node.Js, Software Engineering, Caching, Backend, Graphql
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-graphql-api-platform-getyourguide-2-9637151

## About the Role

* 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on GraphQL in a production environment.
 * Deep, hands-on GraphQL expertise: schema design, federation (Apollo Federation or equivalent), resolvers, dataloader patterns, persisted queries, and query cost analysis.
 * Proven track record operating GraphQL at scale - high-throughput, customer-facing APIs where reliability and latency directly affect user experience.
 * Strong grasp of distributed systems: how to design services that are observable, resilient, and easy to reason about under load.
 * Fluency in at least one of: Java, Go, or Node.js.
 * Ability to prioritize and manage stakeholders; known for good communication and collaboration skills.
 * Positive, proactive team player who is passionate about their craft. You find mentoring and sharing knowledge fulfilling.
 * Customer-centric prioritization and data-driven decision-making mindset.
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Extras that give you an edge

 * Familiarity with caching strategies for GraphQL (CDN-level, persisted queries, response caching).
 * Experience building internal developer platforms or managing APIs as a product.
 * Prior experience working in the e-commerce space.
 * Prior experience in start-up environments.

## Description

* Own and evolve the GraphQL API layer serving our most critical customer-facing surfaces, including search, discovery, and checkout.
 * Design schemas and query patterns that balance flexibility for consumers with performance and reliability at scale.
 * Establish and enforce API Platform standards: schema governance, deprecation policies, federation patterns, and query complexity controls.
 * Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks - N+1 patterns, over-fetching, slow resolvers - in production systems under real traffic.
 * Partner with product engineering teams as an internal platform owner: unblock them, onboard them, and raise the quality bar across the org.
 * Drive observability: query tracing, latency analysis, and SLA monitoring for the GraphQL layer.
 * Mentor engineers across the org on GraphQL best practices.


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