Senior Backend Engineer: AI-Driven Real-Time Systems (Hybrid)

Nexthink; Vaud; Hybrid; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work model

Unlimited vacation, 25+ days holidays

Volunteer days

Fitness centre in building

Travel card half-fare reimbursement

French classes 50% reimbursement

Fresh fruit and beverages

Regular team events

Referral bonuses

Relocation package

Zusammenfassung

Nexthink is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable, low-latency backend systems for Nexthink Assist, our AI-native product. You will own core services end-to-end, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready systems at scale.

You will work with Java 17+, cloud-native AWS environments, and modern tech like Docker and Kubernetes, building APIs for real-time AI-driven experiences while ensuring observability and high

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Proficient in modern Java (17+).
• Proven experience designing and scaling backend systems for millions of users or high-throughput real-time services.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS).
• Experience with distributed data systems (Redis, Apache Kafka).
• Exposure to LLM integration (prompting, evaluation, observability).
• Strong background in high availability, failover, and resiliency design.
• Excellent knowledge of observability practices: logging, monitoring, tracing, metrics.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and scale distributed backend systems that serve millions of users.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of features: from design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Architect real-time, low-latency APIs and backend services for AI-driven conversational systems within Assist.
• Develop cloud-native services in Java, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Work on infrastructure components, including AWS-based deployments, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS).
• Build robust APIs and backend services that power AI-driven products and real-time interactions.
• Ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and compliance in high-throughput environments.
• Collaborate with product managers, infrastructure engineers, and other teams to deliver production-ready systems.
• Lead technical execution: Break down complex project requirements into actionable tasks, distribute work effectively among team members, and unblock the team to maintain velocity.
• Mentor and grow talent: Actively guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a collaborative culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and best practices across distributed team setups.
• Manage stakeholders: Serve as the primary technical liaison for product managers and cross-functional partners, translating product vision into technical strategy and proactively communicating progress, risks, and architectural trade-offs.

Kenntnisse

Java 17+

Distributed systems

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Redis

LLM integration

Observability

English communication

Tools

Micronaut/Spring

Jobbeschreibung

Nexthink is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable, low-latency backend systems for Nexthink Assist, our AI-native product. You will own core services end-to-end, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready systems at scale.

You will work with Java 17+, cloud-native AWS environments, and modern tech like Docker and Kubernetes, building APIs for real-time AI-driven experiences while ensuring observability and high