Senior Backend Engineer

Gigs; Düsseldorf; Hybrid; EUR 85.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Stock options

Learning and development budget

Free phone and international data plan

Zusammenfassung

A tech startup in Düsseldorf is seeking a backend engineer to design and develop robust APIs, ensuring high-quality software solutions. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with API design and backend systems, with a passion for innovation and problem-solving. Competitive compensation, including stock options and benefits, is offered for this role where creativity and teamwork are key.

Qualifikationen

• Experience designing APIs and building backend services.
• Comfortable taking ownership and delivering products from scratch.
• Ability to make speed/quality trade-offs.

Aufgaben

• Own complex problems end-to-end with the team.
• Develop innovative products for world-class connectivity services.
• Design and maintain best-in-class APIs and services.

Kenntnisse

API design

Building backend services

Problem-solving

Tools

Ruby

Go

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About Gigs

At Gigs, we're building the operating system for mobile services—a platform that lets tech companies embed global connectivity into their products effortlessly. Just as Stripe lets any business add a payment button in seconds, Gigs empowers platforms to weave in connectivity—bridging the traditional world of telecom with modern tech. From fintechs launching mobile services to HR platforms offering work phone plans, we automate provisioning and remove telecom complexity. Our team of around 90 people across the US and Europe, backed by nearly $100 million in funding from Ribbit Capital, Google, and Y Combinator. As one of the fastest-growing tech companies, bringing together early‑stage engineers, product builders, and business athletes from companies like Stripe, Airbnb, and Shopify. We’re tackling deep technical and regulatory challenges to make connectivity truly seamless.

If you’re driven by curiosity, creativity, and the chance to shape the future of telecom, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

• Own complex problems end-to-end, working with our talented team to design and build robust, scalable solutions.
• Develop innovative products that empower our customers to bring world‑class connectivity services to their users with ease.
• Uphold our high engineering standards, improving tooling and processes where necessary.
• Design, build and maintain best‑in‑class APIs and services, mostly in Ruby and Go.
• Maintain the reliability of our systems by building for observability and participating in incident response as needed.

Salary range: €85k - €120k.

You can find more about how we work on our engineering page.

What We Are Looking For

• You have experience designing APIs and building backend services. You enjoy thinking about systems, and you care about the quality of the software you produce.
• You enjoy building products from scratch. You care about finding the right solution to customer needs, and you’re comfortable taking ownership and delivering.
• You love learning technologies as you go. You always want to find the right tool for the job, and don't only follow what you already know.
• You care about more than just engineering. You need to see the business impacts of everything you do. You know how to make speed/quality trade‑offs.

Before You Apply…

The truth is, what we're building isn't easy. We expect a lot, and operate with urgency and ownership. This won’t be the right place for everyone, and that’s okay.

This Role Probably Isn't a Fit If

• You need a lot of structure, or layers of process to do your best work.
• You prefer to specialize narrowly and wait for direction rather than taking initiative.
• You’re uncomfortable making decisions with imperfect information or wearing multiple hats.
• You’re looking for a “big company” setup — we’re still building many things for the first time.

But if you’re excited by the idea of building from zero, working with passion, and leaving your mark on something that matters — we’d love to meet you.

Work at Gigs

At Gigs, we know that different work styles and teams thrive in different environments. Some work best remotely, while others rely on in‑person collaboration to spark creativity and drive execution. We’re remote‑friendly by design, but we also offer hubs for those who need the energy and focus that only in‑person collaboration can bring.

Benefits

• Gigs Pads: Our hubs in San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, and Berlin are vibrant spots where Gigsters connect, collaborate, and create together.
• Gigs Republic: Twice a year, our entire company comes together to strengthen bonds, align on big ideas, and share experiences that fuel our culture and ignite growth.

What We Offer

At Gigs, we believe in rewarding excellence. We offer competitive compensation and stock options because we see you as a true partner in our growth. We also provide stipends for your home office or work setup, a budget for learning and development to fuel your career, and of course, a free phone and international data plan.

Want to learn more about our benefits, hubs, and what it’s like to work at Gigs? Check out our Careers page.