Senior Backend Engineer (all genders) - Amsterdam

Dott; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office setup bonus

Annual learning and development budget

Rides program for e-scooters and e-bikes

Mental health partnership with video counselling

Sabbatical program

Flexible hours

Remote working option

Public holiday swap

Voluntary day off for charity work

Job summary

Dott is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for their Payments and Onboarding team in Amsterdam. In this hybrid role, you will develop and maintain backend services that enhance user experience. You’ll collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in backend development, particularly with Typescript and Node.js, and is user-centric in their approach to solving problems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in developing distributed backend applications.
• Fluent in Typescript/Node.js and familiar with best practices.
• Strong user centricity with the ability to identify user problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend applications in collaboration with team and stakeholders.
• Ensure stability and scalability of services by applying clean architecture.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.

Skills

Typescript

Node.js

Distributed backend applications development

Problem-solving

Communication

Critical thinking

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Dott is the European champion of shared micro-mobility. Created through the merger of operators Tier and Dott in March 2024, the company has moved forward under the name of Dott and integrated all vehicles into the Dott app. With the mission to change mobility for good, the team is led by CEO Maxim Romain and Executive Chairman Henri Moissinac. Dott facilitates sustainable travel, reduces congestion and pollution in cities, and decreases reliance on cars. With more than 250,000 shared vehicles in more than 400 cities across 21 countries in Europe and the Middle East, the 10 million users have generated over 400 million rides so far. Visit https://www.ridedott.com for more information.

Job type: Permanent employee, Amsterdam, Full-time.

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer in the Payments and Onboarding team, you will build and maintain services that ensure a seamless and reliable experience for our users. You will join a cross‑functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers who value ownership and close collaboration.

This is a hybrid role. You are expected to be present in the Amsterdam office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility for remote work on other days.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop our Typescript/Node.js backend applications in close collaboration with your team and stakeholders, participating in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure stability and scalability of our services by consistently applying clean architecture and industry best practices.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Deploy and monitor the health of your applications in production, debugging and mitigating issues as they arise, and communicate with stakeholders to align priorities and inform them of progress.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in developing distributed backend applications.
• Strong ability to work independently, fluent in Typescript/Node.js and familiar with best practices, able to implement changes independently while meeting architecture guidelines and quality expectations.
• Passion for technology and software engineering, with a drive to continuously improve.
• Strong user centricity – demonstrated ability to identify and truly grasp user problems, building effective and scalable solutions.
• Critical thinking – observability mindset, strong ability to reflect on own and team performance, data‑driven approach.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication abilities and a proactive approach to teamwork.

Bonus Points

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Pub/Sub, Firestore, etc.
• Experience with observability tooling such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Experience with payments domain.

Benefits

• One‑time home office bonus upon start to create your ideal home office set up.
• Annual learning and development budget.
• Rides program with availability to opt in and opt out to ride our e‑scooters and e‑bikes.
• Partnership for mental health at work, with free 1‑on‑1 video counselling, self‑guided development and more.
• Sabbatical program.
• Flexible hours and one month remote working option.
• Diversity and inclusivity initiatives and programs.
• Public holiday swap, with which you can switch two public holidays to another day.
• Voluntary day off for charity work.

We actively encourage a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters each employee’s individuality at Dott. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for your application, regardless of your nationality, ethnic or national origin, skin color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. In case you are living with a disability, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please inform us so we can ensure a smooth application process.

At Dott, we respect fundamental privacy rights. We process your personal data in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For a clear explanation of how we handle and process your personal data, please read our Candidate Privacy Statement.

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