Senior Backend Engineer (Remote - Europe)

Jobgether; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead technical strategy for an AI-powered SaaS platform. This remote-first role involves designing scalable backend systems, ensuring reliability, and mentoring peers within an innovative team culture. Competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, and a focus on continuous learning are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and stock option plan.

Fully remote work with flexible hours.

Co-working and home office equipment budgets.

Flexible vacation policy.

Learning & development budget.

Comprehensive health insurance.

Access to mental health support.

Inclusive and collaborative team culture.

Regular virtual team events.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Leadership in end-to-end project delivery.
• Experience with Node.js, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy complex backend systems.
• Set engineering best practices and architecture guidelines.
• Mentor engineering peers and support collaborative growth.

Skills

Backend system architecture

Performance optimization

API design

Distributed systems

Node.js

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

AWS

Code review

Team collaboration

Job description

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of Lokalise. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in United Kingdom, Latvia, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, or Ireland.

Join a forward-thinking team developing the core foundation of a leading AI-powered SaaS platform used across the globe. In this role, you'll lead technical strategy and system architecture for high-performance backend services, ensuring scalability and reliability at every layer. You'll collaborate cross-functionally to build tools that directly impact the experience of millions of users. This is a remote-first position, offering full flexibility, strong team culture, and a focus on innovation and continuous learning.

Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy complex backend systems, focusing on scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Set and uphold engineering best practices, coding standards, and architecture guidelines.
• Build and maintain core platform components such as APIs, services, and infrastructure that support product-wide functionalities.
• Lead technical discussions and influence architectural decisions across the organization.
• Mentor and support engineering peers, promoting a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and encourage engineering excellence.
• Research and incorporate emerging technologies to continuously evolve the platform.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in backend system architecture and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated leadership in end-to-end project delivery from design to deployment.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js, PostgreSQL (or similar databases), RabbitMQ (or other message queues), and AWS (or comparable cloud platforms).
• Expertise in API design, distributed systems, and testing (unit and integration).
• Excellent communication, analytical, and teamwork skills in a remote, fast-paced environment.
• A strong appetite for learning and keeping up with technological advancements.
• Bonus points for experience with platform-wide tech adoption, open-source contributions, or knowledge of the localization domain.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock option plan.
• Fully remote work with flexible hours.
• Co-working and home office equipment budgets.
• Flexible vacation policy to support work-life balance.
• Learning & development budget for professional growth.
• Comprehensive health insurance and wellness benefits.
• Access to mental health support platforms.
• Inclusive, collaborative, and startup-driven team culture.
• Regular virtual team events and engagement opportunities.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.

Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience and achievements.
It compares your profile to the job's core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias - focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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