Senior Backend Engineer

Clera
Berlin, Germany
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Data Structures Relational Databases Distributed Systems Elasticsearch Java Virtual Machine (JVM) PostgreSQL TypeScript Large Language Models
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Spring-boot Backend Event Driven Architecture Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Terraform

Job description

Join the engineering team of a Series A B2B SaaS company building an AI-powered omnichannel messaging and customer communication platform for SMEs. In this ownership-driven environment, you’ll work end-to-end on backend systems that power real-time messaging, automation, and AI-driven workflows at scale. Your ideas will directly shape the product and architecture., * Design, build, and ship new backend features end-to-end for customers across multiple communication channels.

  • Improve platform performance and reliability to enhance the overall user experience.
  • Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the long-term technical direction of the platform.
  • Help shape internal development processes, tooling, and engineering best practices.
  • Bring your own ideas to influence product direction and technical strategy.

Requirements

Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Do you have a Master’s degree?, * Must-have: Proficiency in both Java and TypeScript.

  • Experience with Quarkus or Spring Boot (or comparable JVM frameworks).
  • Solid hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform for cloud infrastructure.
  • Strong PostgreSQL skills and experience with relational data modeling at scale.
  • Familiarity with AI/LLM libraries such as LangGraph or similar.
  • Background building scalable backend systems for communications, messaging, or similar high-throughput platforms.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, distributed systems).
  • Senior-level experience with a proven track record of delivering complex features independently., * Experience with event-driven architectures using queues and pub/sub systems (e.g. SQS, SNS).
  • Familiarity with search infrastructure (e.g. OpenSearch/Elasticsearch).
  • Prior work at or with B2B SaaS companies in the messaging, CRM, or customer engagement space.

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