Staff Backend Engineer — Lead Scalable, High-Impact Systems

Events by L; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Office culture

Lab Days

Job summary

Truecaller in Sweden is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend, to lead multi-team initiatives, balance hands-on coding with strategic leadership, and establish engineering best practices that scale.

You will mentor engineers, align with cross-functional stakeholders, influence priorities, and own the quality of core systems used by millions. The role emphasizes collaboration, security, and long-term maintainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 8+ years experience with Scala, Java, or Go.
• Experience with scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Mentoring and leadership capabilities.
• Excellent English communication.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-team initiatives with technical guidance.
• Influence product priorities and decision consequences.
• Communicate complex decisions clearly.
• Mentor experienced engineers and grow the team.
• Establish engineering best practices across teams.
• Drive project delivery with cross-functional alignment.
• Own the quality of systems and services.
• Balance strategy with hands-on work.
• Stay updated with industry trends and tools.
• Build relationships with internal and external partners.
• Participate in technical recruitment through interviewing.

Skills

Scala

Java

Go

Distributed systems

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

Mentoring

Leadership

English communication

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Truecaller in Sweden is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend, to lead multi-team initiatives, balance hands-on coding with strategic leadership, and establish engineering best practices that scale.

You will mentor engineers, align with cross-functional stakeholders, influence priorities, and own the quality of core systems used by millions. The role emphasizes collaboration, security, and long-term maintainability.