Senior Backend Software Developer

Jobtailor; Dresden; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor in Dresden is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for medical software. You will own backend architecture and help evolve robust, high-performance systems.

Responsibilities include building secure RESTful APIs with authentication, modeling data in PostgreSQL, and implementing Docker/Kubernetes deployments. You will join cross-functional teams and contribute to architectural decisions.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of hands-on backend development experience.
• Proficient in at least one object-oriented language.
• Fluent English for team communication.
• Strong PostgreSQL experience.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration.
• Experience designing secure HTTP APIs.
• Understanding of authentication/authorization standards.
• Collaborative mindset for cross-discipline work.
• High ownership and quality awareness in code.
• Analytical approach to architectural challenges.
• Experience in medical device/software is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for medical software solutions.
• Responsible for backend architecture and evolving robust, high-performance systems.
• Build and optimize secure RESTful APIs and implement authentication mechanisms.
• Design and manage data models using PostgreSQL.
• Implement containerization and orchestration solutions for scalable deployments.
• Monitor and improve system performance with observability tools.
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines and test infrastructure.
• Ensure high code quality through reviews and best practices.
• Collaborate with Frontend, Hardware, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term vision.

Kenntnisse

Backend development

Object-oriented programming

English communication

PostgreSQL

Containerization

RESTful APIs

Authentication/Authorization

CI/CD

Code quality

Architectural reasoning

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAPI

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for medical software solutions
• Responsible for backend architecture and actively evolving robust, high-performance systems
• Build and optimize secure RESTful APIs (HTTP/OpenAPI) and implement authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT)
• Design and manage efficient data models using relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Implement containerization and orchestration solutions (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for scalable deployments
• Monitor and continuously improve system performance using modern observability tools (logging, tracing, monitoring)
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines, build tooling, and test infrastructure
• Ensure high code quality through reviews, testing, and best practices across the codebase
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Frontend, Hardware, and Regulatory Affairs
• Contribute to technological decisions and the long-term architectural vision of our backend systems

Requirements

• Several years of hands‑on experience in backend software development
• Proficient with at least one object‑oriented programming language
• Fluent English skills for professional team communication
• Solid experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL
• Experience with or interest in containerization and orchestration technologies
• Experience designing and developing secure HTTP APIs
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization standards
• Collaborative mindset for cross-discipline work across hardware and software
• High degree of technical ownership and quality awareness in code
• Analytical approach to solving complex architectural challenges
• Experience in medical device/software development is a plus