Senior Backend Engineer (m/w/d)

Free resume; München; Hybrid; EUR 79,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from Anywhere days

28 days annual leave

Career & development conversations

Company pension with 20% employer cont

Urban Sports Club subsidy

Virtual stock options

Modern IT setup

Buddy onboarding

Job summary

CarOnSale is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to own backend development end-to-end, define architecture, and drive performance and scale for a global auction platform.

You will build AI-first workflows, set coding standards, and mentor engineers to raise backend practices while collaborating with an international team from Munich or remote locations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering, with 5+ backend focus.
• Strong TypeScript proficiency and backend stack experience.
• Proven mentorship track record.
• Solid command of Git, Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Scrum or Kanban; Jira/Confluence.
• English at C1 level for international collaboration.
• Based in Munich.

Responsibilities

• Own backend development end to end: technology selection, architecture design, and implementation of the features that carry platform performance and scale.
• Build AI-first: coding agents, LLMs and AI-assisted development are part of the daily workflow here, not a pilot project.
• Set the standards: code quality benchmarks, development practices and CI/CD pipelines, agreed cross-functionally and enforced in review.
• Mentor the engineers around you, share what you know, and raise the bar on backend practice.
• Challenge how we work. When our approach is wrong, you say so and you bring the better one.

Skills

Backend architecture

Architecture design

Mentorship

TypeScript

Node.js

NestJS

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Git

Jira/Confluence

English (C1)

AI-first development

Tools

Node.js

NestJS

PostgreSQL

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Jira

Confluence

AI tools

Job description

Job Description

You don't want another role where someone else owns the architecture and you own the tickets. Here you pick the technology, design the architecture, and set the standards the backend runs on. 40,000 buyers, 20+ countries, 130,000 vehicles sold a year through one auction backend, and you decide how it scales.

About us

CarOnSale is the AI-powered platform for B2B used car trading in Europe. Over 40,000 buyers from more than 20 countries trade on our platform — and 85% of inventory is exclusive to us. We connect software, pricing intelligence, logistics and financing in one layer — as the operating system for an entire industry.

One Platform. One Profit Engine.

Your responsibilities

• You own backend development end to end: technology selection, architecture design, and implementation of the features that carry platform performance and scale
• You build AI-first. Coding agents, LLMs and AI-assisted development are part of the daily workflow here, not a pilot project
• You set the standards: code quality benchmarks, development practices and CI/CD pipelines, agreed cross-functionally and enforced in review
• You mentor the engineers around you, share what you know, and raise the bar on backend practice
• You challenge how we work. When our approach is wrong, you say so and you bring the better one

What you bring

• 8+ years in software engineering, 5+ of them focused on backend
• Deep TypeScript proficiency, with strong Node.js, NestJS and PostgreSQL experience
• A proven mentorship track record: you have coached engineers and raised the standard around you
• Solid command of Git, Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Comfortable in Scrum or Kanban, working with JIRA and Confluence
• English at C1 level, written and spoken, for daily work with an international team
• AI-native working style: you use AI tools in your own development workflow and have real judgement about where they accelerate you and where they don't
• Based in Munich

Nice to have

• WebSockets or other real-time systems
• Search frameworks such as Elasticsearch or Lucene
• Automotive or B2B trading background
• Conversational German

What to expect from us

• 25 "Work from Anywhere" days per year
• 28 days annual leave
• 2× annual career & development conversations
• Company pension with 20% employer contribution
• FitX membership or Urban Sports Club subsidy
• Virtual stock options — share in the upside
• Modern IT setup for your day-to-day work
• Structured onboarding with buddy programme and social events

Remote full-time en 66,000–76,000 GBP/yr

Remote full-time en 10,000–120,000 USD/yr