Staff Backend Engineer: Developer Infrastructure (Remote)

Jobgether; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Remote-first work across eligible geos

Autonomy in engineering decisions

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend, based in the Netherlands to lead and scale our developer-focused platform. You will own critical services, APIs, and infrastructure, collaborating with customers to transform integration challenges into scalable solutions.

As a senior contributor, you will drive performance, reliability, and open-source initiatives while guiding architectural decisions and product direction in a remote-first startup environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in backend engineering, developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and modern backend technologies and architectures.
• Proven experience designing scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend services and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of API design, developer tooling, software architecture, and best practices for building excellent developer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale backend systems, APIs, and services that support a developer-focused integration platform.
• Develop high-quality developer interfaces, including APIs, SDKs, user interfaces, and backend runtimes that deliver an excellent developer experience.
• Own critical engineering initiatives end-to-end, from ideation and technical design through implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate directly with developer customers to understand integration challenges, troubleshoot complex issues, and translate feedback into product improvements.
• Optimize backend services for performance, scalability, reliability, and operational resilience as usage grows.
• Influence the technical roadmap and broader product strategy through strong ownership of architectural and engineering decisions.
• Contribute to and maintain open-source projects, engaging with the developer community and improving the platform based on real-world needs.
• Provide technical leadership through thoughtful design decisions, pragmatic problem-solving, incident participation, and support for other engineers.
• Help shape engineering practices and standards while maintaining a strong focus on developer experience and product outcomes.

Skills

Backend engineering

APIs design

Developer infrastructure

Databases

Performance optimization

Developer tooling

Node.js

Open-source contribution

Tools

Node.js

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend, based in the Netherlands to lead and scale our developer-focused platform. You will own critical services, APIs, and infrastructure, collaborating with customers to transform integration challenges into scalable solutions.

As a senior contributor, you will drive performance, reliability, and open-source initiatives while guiding architectural decisions and product direction in a remote-first startup environment.