Backend Engineer | Up to €95K | Go, AWS, Kafka

Oliver Bernard; España; Remote; PHP 4,523,312 - 6,610,994; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

A leading AI scale-up is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and scale core systems for an AI-driven automation platform. You'll join a small, high-impact engineering team working with event-driven microservices. Ideal candidates will have proficiency in Go or Python, hands-on experience with Kafka, and a solid understanding of SQL/NoSQL. The position offers a competitive salary up to €95K with share options, and allows for remote work across Europe.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Go or Python is essential.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures.
• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend systems.
• Optimize event-driven systems with Apache Kafka.
• Collaborate with AI teams to integrate LLMs and reasoning engines.

Skills

Proficiency in Go or Python

Experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures

Solid understanding of SQL & NoSQL databases

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Job description

Backend Engineer | AI Scale-up | Golang, AWS, Kafka | Up to €95K

We’re partnered with a fast-growing AI scale-up following a successful $25m Seed round, backed by top-tier international venture funds. The company is scaling rapidly and already seeing strong traction with enterprise customers.

About the Role

They are looking for a Backend Engineer to help design and scale the core systems behind an AI-driven automation platform. You’ll join a small, high-impact engineering team working on event-driven microservices that underpin enterprise-grade AI products.

What You’ll Do

• You’ll design, build, and operate the backend systems behind our agentic automation platform
• Design and optimise event-driven systems with Apache Kafka
• Contribute to a microservices environment
• Collaborate closely with AI teams to integrate LLMs and reasoning engines
• Work with GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines and observability tools

What You’ll Bring

• Proficiency in Go or Python
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures
• Solid understanding of SQL & NoSQL databases
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering workflows

Salary: €65,000-€95,000 + Share options scheme

Interview Process

3 stages

Location

Spain / Europe (Remote)