This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Infra Engineering, Node.js/AWS/K8s in EMEA.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join a cross-functional infrastructure engineering team that enables product teams to deliver high-impact solutions faster. In this role, you will bridge engineering and DevOps, owning core services, enforcing best practices, and building internal tooling to optimize development workflows. You will collaborate with multiple teams, contribute to system design, and troubleshoot high-load, complex systems. This is a remote position across EMEA, offering both freedom and responsibility in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your work directly impacts the platform\'s scalability, reliability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-load backend services with Node.js, ensuring reliability and performance
• Collaborate with DevOps and product teams to enforce standards, best practices, and architectural guidance
• Develop internal tooling, libraries, and frameworks to streamline engineering workflows
• Respond to production incidents and troubleshoot complex system issues across distributed environments
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from discovery to deployment, contributing to system design and implementation
• Coordinate projects and initiatives across multiple engineering teams to achieve business and technical goals

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in backend engineering
• Strong expertise in Node.js and experience building scalable backend services
• Proficiency with AWS or similar cloud environments
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
• Familiarity with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and messaging systems (RabbitMQ/NATS/Kafka)
• Strong system design, problem-solving skills, and the ability to tackle complex, "unknown" challenges
• Excellent communication skills to orchestrate initiatives across 20+ teams
• Hands-on troubleshooting ability and readiness to handle production incidents

Nice to Have

• Experience building internal tooling such as npm packages or frameworks
• Previous work on developer platforms or infrastructure libraries

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and stock grant opportunities based on role, employment status, and location
• Flexible remote work with optional co-working space access (e.g., WeWork)
• Scalable benefits and perks based on employment status and country, supporting work-life balance and well-being
• Opportunity to work in a high-growth, globally distributed team across multiple countries
• Professional growth in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment

Upon applying, your profile may go through an AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly. The process focuses on match quality between your profile and the role.