Senior Backend Engineer - Real-Time, AI-Driven Systems Lead

Jobup; Lausanne; Hybrid; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work model

Unlimited vacation

Volunteer days

Relocation package

Fitness center access

Public transport subsidy

French class subsidy

Office with lake view

Team events

Referral bonuses

Zusammenfassung

Nexthink is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer / Tech Lead to design and build scalable backend systems for Nexthink Assist, an AI-native product. You will own core services end-to-end and drive architectural decisions, collaborating across product and infrastructure teams.

You will develop cloud-native services in Java (17+), work with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, and focus on reliability, performance, and real-time data processing at scale.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of professional 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 or similar), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS).
• Experience with distributed data systems (e.g., Redis, Apache Kafka).
• Exposure to LLM integration (prompting, evaluation, observability).
• Strong background in high availability systems, failover, and resiliency design.
• Strong communication skills in English, able to explain complex technical topics clearly.

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.
• Contribute to technical discussions, share knowledge, and help evolve best practices in backend and infra engineering.

Kenntnisse

Java (17+)

Distributed backend design

Cloud-native architecture

Docker

Kubernetes/ECS

Redis

Kafka

LLM integration

Observability

English communication

Tools

AWS

Micronaut

Spring

Python

CI/CD

GitOps

IaC

Jobbeschreibung

Nexthink is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer / Tech Lead to design and build scalable backend systems for Nexthink Assist, an AI-native product. You will own core services end-to-end and drive architectural decisions, collaborating across product and infrastructure teams.

You will develop cloud-native services in Java (17+), work with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, and focus on reliability, performance, and real-time data processing at scale.