Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/d)

Formunauts; Wien; Vor Ort; EUR 44.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Formunauts is a fast-growing SaaS company building technology that enables real-world impact for charities across Europe and beyond. We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer who takes ownership, influences architecture, and helps shape a growing platform.

You will drive backend systems, contribute to architectural evolution, and lead efforts toward technical leadership as the team expands. The role involves Django/Python, DevOps practices, and Dockerized deployments on AWS.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience building backend systems in production.
• Strong knowledge of Django and Django REST framework or similar.
• Python proficiency is a must-have.
• Hands-on DevOps experience including CI/CD, containerization and cloud environments.

Aufgaben

• Drive the further development of our backend systems and services.
• Take part in architectural decisions and backlog prioritization.
• Refactor and improve existing codebases, reducing technical debt.
• Build and enhance APIs to make our platform more accessible and scalable.
• Automate internal processes to support business teams and customers.
• Take shared ownership of DevOps topics, including deployment, monitoring and reliability.
• Orchestrate Docker containers for stable deployments on AWS.
• Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines (e.g. Drone.io, Cypress).
• Create and maintain clean, sustainable documentation.

Kenntnisse

Backend development in production

Django & DRF

Python

DevOps practices (CI/CD, containers)

Docker & AWS

OpenSearch/monitoring tools

Tools

Docker

AWS

OpenSearch

Jobbeschreibung

We are Formunauts – a fast-growing SaaS company with a clear mission:

We support more than 100 charities in Europe and Latin America in achieving their goals. Our clients include Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, WWF and Greenpeace.

Since 2014, our award-winning software has helped make fundraising campaigns more efficient, increasing the funds available for meaningful projects. Since 2020, we have been operating the world’s first marketplace for face-to-face fundraising, opening up new potential for organizations and social impact startups.

In short: We build technology that enables real-world impact.

Your Role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who enjoys taking ownership, thinking beyond individual tickets and actively shaping a growing platform.

In our environment, backend engineering means more than implementation. You will be involved in technical decision-making, architectural evolution and improving how we build and run our systems. As we grow, this role can naturally evolve towards technical leadership or a lead position, depending on your interests and strengths.

What You’ll Do

• Drive the further development of our backend systems and services
• Take part in architectural decisions and backlog prioritization
• Refactor and improve existing codebases, reducing technical debt
• Build and enhance APIs to make our platform more accessible and scalable
• Automate internal processes to support business teams and customers
• Take shared ownership of DevOps topics, including deployment, monitoring and reliability
• Orchestrate Docker containers for stable deployments on AWS
• Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines (e.g. Drone.io, Cypress)
• Create and maintain clean, sustainable documentation

What You Bring

• Strong experience with backend development in a production environment
• In-depth understanding of Django and Django REST framework or similar
• Python proficiency (must-have)
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, containerization and cloud environments
• Experience with Docker and AWS; OpenSearch and monitoring tools are a plus
• A pragmatic, quality-driven engineering mindset with a sense of ownership
• Ability to balance code quality, delivery speed and system reliability
• Enjoyment of working in a collaborative team that shares responsibility and impact
• Bonus skill: a surprisingly solid taste in bad music for the perfect sprint song

If you are excited about building scalable backend systems that actually make a difference, and you want to grow together with a purpose-driven team, we’d love to hear from you.

The actual salary depends on your qualifications and experience and is between 3,900 € and 5,000 € gross per month (on a 38.5 hour basis). The salary is paid 14 times per year.