Senior Software Engineer

🌍 Backend Engineer (Remote – Europe)

Location: Fully Remote (Europe-based)

Employment Type: Full-Time

🚀 About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, well-funded technology company on a mission to radically simplify how developers work with data. Their product is a cutting-edge database platform built around PostgreSQL, designed for companies that operate at scale — handling not just data growth, but also the complexity of distributed teams and evolving infrastructure.

They’re deeply focused on developer experience, performance, and flexibility, empowering engineering teams to innovate with confidence. The company operates transparently, maintains open-source projects, and actively shares technical insights with the developer community.

💡 The Role

As a Backend Engineer, you’ll join a high-impact team responsible for core database functionality and API services. You’ll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining systems that power one of the most critical layers of modern cloud infrastructure.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading end-to-end feature development — from architecture to deployment and monitoring.
• Contributing to a growing ecosystem of open-source projects (e.g. pgroll, pgstream, pgzx).
• Collaborating cross-functionally with frontend, design, and product teams.
• Participating in on-call rotations to ensure reliability and uptime.

⚙️ Tech Stack

• Languages: Go (primary), with occasional Zig and C contributions.
• Infrastructure: AWS (RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, MSK), Kubernetes, Cloudflare.
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Terraform, Pulumi.

🧠 What You’ll Bring

• Strong professional experience developing backend systems in Golang.
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and relational database principles.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
• Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and performance optimization.

Nice to have:

• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Experience with serverless or cloud-native architectures.
• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

💜 Why You’ll Love This Opportunity

• 💰 Competitive salary + stock options
• 🌴 30 vacation days (plus public holidays)
• 👶 2 months fully paid parental leave
• 🏡 Home office budget + co-working stipend
• ✈️ 2 company offsites per year (recently: Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal & Iceland!)
• 📚 Learning budget for courses, books, and conferences
• 💻 Remote-first culture with flexibility, autonomy, and asynchronous workflows
• 💬 Inclusive team culture (40% women, female-founded leadership, all-female board)

This is an opportunity to join a team led by experienced remote leaders who’ve built globally distributed organizations and developer tools used by thousands worldwide.

🌈 Diversity & Inclusion

Our client is deeply committed to diversity and inclusion. They actively support initiatives that promote underrepresented talent in tech and foster an environment where everyone can thrive.

If you come from an underrepresented background, they strongly encourage you to apply — they’re rooting for you. 💫

👉 Ready to build the next generation of developer infrastructure?

Apply now to join a remote-first engineering team where innovation, autonomy, and impact go hand in hand.