Backend Engineer (Node.js/Go) – Microservices, Hybrid Ghent

Showpad; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Showpad is seeking a Backend Engineer to join one of our Sales Content Management teams. You will build and maintain service-oriented, event-driven backend systems and APIs that power sales content workflows.

The role emphasizes ownership of well-scoped features, collaboration with senior engineers, and contributing to scalable, reliable services reaching a global user base. You’ll work in a hybrid Ghent office environment, participate in reviews and pair programming, and grow your architectural

Qualifications

• As a Backend Engineer, requires 3+ years building production-ready backend systems.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js; JVM languages or Go a plus.
• Experience deploying services on AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, RDS).
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and serverless patterns.
• Testing and TDD mindset with unit and integration tests.
• Ability to estimate work and prioritize in an Agile team.

Responsibilities

• Build high-throughput backend services and API integrations using Node.js, TypeScript, or Go.
• Help maintain a growing ecosystem of microservices.
• Participate in code reviews and pair programming within a strong engineering culture.
• Apply a security-first approach to features and changes.
• Mentor junior colleagues and grow technical skills.
• Keep scalability in mind as services reach tens of thousands of users.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

Go

AWS

Event-driven

Testing

CI/CD

APIs

Agile

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

Go

AWS

ECS/EKS

DynamoDB

SQS/SNS

RDS

Job description

Showpad is seeking a Backend Engineer to join one of our Sales Content Management teams. You will build and maintain service-oriented, event-driven backend systems and APIs that power sales content workflows.

The role emphasizes ownership of well-scoped features, collaboration with senior engineers, and contributing to scalable, reliable services reaching a global user base. You’ll work in a hybrid Ghent office environment, participate in reviews and pair programming, and grow your architectural