Senior Staff Software Engineer

Doghouse Recruitment; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Hybrid work model

Bonus up to 25%

Job summary

Doghouse Recruitment is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own backend services for scalable cloud infrastructure in Amsterdam. You will work with Python and closely collaborate with teams across infrastructure, hardware, and platform domains.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of Python experience in high-load environments, with Docker and Kubernetes familiarity. A hybrid Amsterdam-based role offers ownership and growth with production-grade systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Python experience in high-load/cloud environments.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Interest in infrastructure, networking and data center systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services for distributed systems powering cloud infrastructure.
• Improve reliability and performance of critical backend components.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, hardware and platform engineers to own services end-to-end.

Skills

Python

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Imagine building the backend systems that power high performance cloud environments across Europe and North America. Not another CRUD application, but real infrastructure, security services, billing engines, monitoring systems, and internal networking tools running in high-load, distributed environments.

For a fast-scaling cloud infrastructure company in Amsterdam, we are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives on complexity and ownership. This organization operates its own data centers and delivers scalable compute power for demanding workloads. As part of the backend engineering team, you will primarily work with Python and collaborate closely with infrastructure, hardware, and platform engineers.

Your work will directly impact how compute resources are secured, monitored, and billed at scale. You will design and build backend services that support distributed systems, improve reliability, and optimize performance in environments where uptime and efficiency truly matter.

• We are looking for someone with 10+ years of Python experience who feels comfortable operating in high-load environments and understands cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is important, as well as a genuine interest in working close to infrastructure, networking, and data center systems.
• This role suits engineers who enjoy going deep technically and want to see their code operating in serious production environments.
• Salary up to €140K base
• Bonus up to 25%
• RSU's
• Hybrid working setup (Amsterdam-based team)
• Work on complex cloud infrastructure challenges with real ownership