Backend Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Enterprise based in Spain. This role sits at the core of a high-scale enterprise platform, where backend systems directly enable secure, reliable, and compliant experiences for some of the world’s largest organizations. You will design and evolve distributed services that power mission-critical functionality used across enterprise customers globally. The work is highly cross-functional, involving close collaboration with product, security, legal, and infrastructure teams to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions. You will take ownership of large-scale backend systems operating in production, with a strong focus on observability, reliability, and long-term scalability. Projects often span multiple teams and require breaking down ambiguous problems into clear, iterative delivery plans. This is an opportunity to shape foundational platform architecture in a fast-moving, AI-driven environment where engineering excellence is a priority. Accountabilities: Design, develop, and maintain distributed backend services and platform components supporting enterprise customers at scale Own the end-to-end lifecycle of production systems, including deployment, monitoring, incident response, and continuous reliability improvements Translate complex business, security, and regulatory requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions Lead the decomposition of large, ambiguous initiatives into structured, iterative engineering deliverables across multiple teams Build and enhance systems related to security, access control, data handling, multi-tenancy, and enterprise compliance requirements Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners including product, infrastructure, security, and legal teams Define and track system health metrics, leveraging observability tools to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability standards are met Contribute to architectural decisions that ensure long-term platform evolution and support future enterprise growth

7+ years of experience in software engineering, with senior or staff-level responsibility in backend-focused roles Strong expertise in backend development and system design for distributed systems Proven experience operating production systems, including observability, incident management, and reliability engineering Background in enterprise-grade system development, including security, compliance, data governance, or platform engineering Experience working across multiple teams and driving complex technical initiatives end-to-end Strong understanding of scalable architecture principles and long-term system design thinking Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders across functions Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical projects is a strong advantage

Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and market benchmarks Flexible or remote-friendly working arrangements across Europe (subject to eligibility) 25 days of annual leave plus local public holidays Opportunity to work on large-scale AI-driven enterprise systems used globally High-impact engineering environment focused on ownership, autonomy, and execution speed Strong culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement Exposure to cutting-edge AI infrastructure and large-scale backend challenges Clear career growth opportunities within a rapidly scaling engineering organization How Jobgether works