(Senior) Backend Engineer – Golang

PARL; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gymondo in Berlin is seeking a (Senior) Backend Engineer to build scalable backend systems powering hundreds of thousands of active users. You will work with a modern tech stack, implement services with clean architecture, and translate legacy concepts into maintainable code.

You will design REST APIs with OpenAPI, contribute to microservices, deploy via AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform, and participate in code reviews and testing.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend-focused development experience.
• 3+ years contributing to microservice architectures focusing on reliability and scaling.
• 3+ years designing REST APIs following OpenAPI standards.
• Proven hands-on experience with Golang and Gin-Gonic.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Standardised coding practices: code reviews and unit testing.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Build, improve and maintain scalable backend services using Golang and Gin-Gonic.
• Design and implement REST APIs following OpenAPI standards.
• Contribute to microservice architecture, focusing on reliability and scalability.
• Translate legacy concepts into maintainable, well-structured code.
• Develop data-driven features and participate in all stages from design to deployment.
• Work with AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform for scalable infrastructure.
• Engage in code reviews, write unit tests and promote agile practices.

Skills

Golang

Gin-Gonic

REST APIs

Microservices

OpenAPI

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Unit testing

English

Job description

（Senior) Backend Engineer – Golang, Gymondo

The essentials

• Team: Product & Engineering
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Location: Berlin — hybrid, 3 days in the office
• Working language: English (German: a plus)
• Salary band: Shared before your first interview

Your impact

As (Senior) Backend Engineer at Gymondo, you build and improve the scalable backend systems that power our platform for hundreds of thousands of active users. You work with a modern tech stack, establish new services using clean architecture principles, and help translate legacy concepts into maintainable, future-proof code. Your work directly shapes the technical foundation that enables Gymondo to grow — reliably, efficiently and at scale.

What you’ll drive

• You build, improve and maintain scalable backend services using Golang and Gin-Gonic, following clean architecture and established design patterns
• You design and implement REST APIs following OpenAPI standards, with a focus on clarity, reliability and long-term maintainability
• You contribute to our microservice architecture — working on reliability, scaling, stateless applications and event-driven systems
• You rebuild legacy concepts and translate them into well-known programming patterns with transparent and maintainable business logic
• You develop data-driven features and are involved in all stages of the development process — from design to deployment
• You work on our scalable, automated infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform
• You participate in peer code reviews, write unit tests and champion agile development practices
• You share knowledge, discuss better solutions openly and grow together with the team

What defines you

Must-have

• 4+ years of professional experience in backend-focused development, including infrastructure
• 3+ years contributing to microservice architectures with a focus on reliability, scaling, stateless applications, event-driven systems and clean architecture
• 3+ years designing REST APIs following OpenAPI standards
• Proven hands-on experience with Golang and Gin-Gonic
• Ability to design proof of concepts and prototypes
• Standardised coding practices: peer code reviews, unit testing and a preference for agile development
• An open mindset and genuine interest in state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies
• Fluent English

Nice-to-have

• Experience with JVM languages (Kotlin / Java) and frameworks such as Ktor, Spring or Node.js
• A Product Engineer mindset: balancing technical excellence with business impact, proactively identifying trade-offs that prioritise user value and speed-to-market without compromising long-term system health
• Strong communication skills across the Product & Engineering team and additional stakeholders
• A collaborative, humble approach — you promote good relationships in your guild and are always willing to learn from others

Our tech stack

Golang, Kotlin, Node.js, Java 17 · Gin-Gonic, Ktor, NestJS, Spring Boot · Elasticsearch, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis · Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes · Event-Driven Architecture · AWS

People who make things happen

Gymondo is one of the leading digital fitness and nutrition platforms in the DACH region — with over 2,000 workouts, holistic training programmes and smart nutrition plans. As part of 7NXT Health Group, we help millions of people make movement a lasting part of their everyday lives.

Our team pushes each other, thinks critically and grows together. We take responsibility — for our users, our products and our planet.

Everyone counts

We welcome what makes you unique.

At Gymondo we believe in diversity, openness and team spirit. No matter which gender you identify with, whether you have a disability, what your neurotype is, where you come from, what you believe in or how you love — you are welcome here.

Don’t meet all the criteria? No problem — if you’d like to help shape the future of fitness & wellbeing with us, we look forward to your application.

Need a more accessible process or have questions? Write to us — we’ll find a way.