Backend Engineer: Hybrid, Ownership & Impact

Qargo; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid work

Green office

Ownership and impact

Career development

Job summary

Qargo, a cloud-based Transport Management Platform with teams in Ghent, London and Chicago, is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join our Ghent office. You will build robust backend services and APIs powering planning, billing and reporting for European logistics customers.

You will work with Python, Django, GraphQL, Postgres and Google Cloud, contributing to scalable architecture, data flows and cloud infrastructure while collaborating with product and frontend teams to deliver real-world

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in IT/Computer Science/Software Engineering and at least 2 years of backend development experience.
• Passion for solving complex technical challenges and designing scalable software solutions.
• A growth mindset—eager to learn, experiment, and expand your knowledge.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills and the ability to work independently and in a team.
• A user‑first mentality—you care about the real‑world impact of your work.
• Enthusiasm for collaborative teamwork and a willingness to share knowledge and accomplish shared goals.
• Experience with writing and understanding complex SQL queries in Postgres & Google Cloud BigQuery is a plus.
• Knowledge of distributed queueing systems at scale is a nice to have.
• Experience with large production Python codebases is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Backend development of the TMS platform, focusing on core functionality with Python, Django and GraphQL.
• Build and maintain robust backend services and APIs powering planning, execution, billing and reporting.
• Improve architecture, data flows and cloud infrastructure to ensure reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers and other backend engineers to translate logistics challenges into scalable solutions.
• Contribute to code quality, performance and security while growing with the team.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Django

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Education

Master’s degree in IT/Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Postgres

Kubernetes

Job description

Qargo, a cloud-based Transport Management Platform with teams in Ghent, London and Chicago, is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join our Ghent office. You will build robust backend services and APIs powering planning, billing and reporting for European logistics customers.

You will work with Python, Django, GraphQL, Postgres and Google Cloud, contributing to scalable architecture, data flows and cloud infrastructure while collaborating with product and frontend teams to deliver real-world