Senior Backend Engineer, Data Platform (Zurich)

Embodied AI; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rivia in Zurich is seeking a Senior Backend (Full-stack) Engineer to design and implement scalable backend services and data infrastructure powering our clinical trial data platform. You will own major backend components, APIs, data models, and cloud integrations while collaborating with product, data, and frontend teams to ship high-quality features.

The role emphasizes ownership, scalable architectures, observability, security, and fast-paced startup dynamics.

Qualifikationen

• Strong experience building and operating backend services in production, ideally with Java, Spring, and relational databases like Postgres.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and containerized environments (e.g., Docker/Kubernetes).
• Track record of taking ownership of projects from design through deployment and maintenance.
• Willingness to work across the stack when required to deliver high-quality product experiences.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs (primarily in Java/Spring) that power our clinical trial platform.
• Model, store, and query complex data efficiently in Postgres and related data systems.
• Implement and maintain integrations and pipelines that ingest and process data from multiple sources.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to define API contracts and, when needed, contribute full‑stack changes to ship complete features.
• Ensure high availability, observability, and security of backend services through monitoring, testing, and sound operational practices.
• Participate in technical planning, code reviews, and knowledge sharing to continuously improve the team’s effectiveness.

Kenntnisse

Java

Spring

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Typescript

Python

Tools

Docker

Jobbeschreibung

Rivia in Zurich is seeking a Senior Backend (Full-stack) Engineer to design and implement scalable backend services and data infrastructure powering our clinical trial data platform. You will own major backend components, APIs, data models, and cloud integrations while collaborating with product, data, and frontend teams to ship high-quality features.

The role emphasizes ownership, scalable architectures, observability, security, and fast-paced startup dynamics.