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# Backend Engineer

- **Company:** DocuWare GmbH
- **Location:** Merzig, Germany
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, DocuWare, Flask (Web Framework), Backend, Fastapi, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5929070884

## About the Role

* You have a degree in computer science or a comparable field.
 * You already have professional experience building backend services in production.
 * You apply software design patterns, testing, and engineering best practices consistently.
 * You are familiar with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS or GCP), and CI/CD pipelines.
 * You ideally have experience designing RESTful APIs in the Python ecosystem (FastAPI, Flask or Django).

You are fluent in English.What we can offer

## Description

Merzig, Saarland, 66663
Unbefristet
Vollzeit
Why should you join?

DocuWare stands for globally distributed, international teams and an open corporate culture that invites you to help shape it. Mobile Work and flexible working hours are part of our everyday life. Would you like to be part of an innovative company whose solutions are digitizing everyday work in a wide range of industries? In that case, we are happy to welcome you to the team.
Your Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer (m/f/d), you build our platform that makes complex AI technology accessible to our users, from data annotation to model training. You design the backend services behind it and keep them fast, stable, and secure.
Your responsibilities will include:

 * You design efficient, scalable backend architectures and implement them as microservices in Python.
 * You ensure performance, stability, and security through automated testing and modern CI/CD practices.
 * You work closely with frontend, machine learning, UX, and QA colleagues in agile teams (Scrum and Kanban).
 * You contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and technology stack.

You help shape our platform architecture and technical direction.What you need to succeed