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Senior Backend Engineer

Job

  • Level
    Senior
  • Ort
    Frankfurt am Main
  • Arbeitsmodell
    Full Remote, Hybrid
  • Job Feld
    Back End
  • Anstellung
    Vollzeit
  • Vertragsart
    Unbefristetes Dienstverhältnis

Job Zusammenfassung

In diesem Job entwickelst du Backend-Systeme und APIs mit Django, verbesserst die Frontend-Integration in React und optimierst CI/CD-Pipelines sowie Tests zur Sicherstellung einer hohen Softwarequalität.

Job Technologien

Deine Rolle im Team

  • Backend & APIs - Django (main focus)
  • Build and continuously improve backend systems and APIs in Django.
  • Take ownership of architecture decisions around scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Frontend - React (experience with any other frontend technology is fine)
  • Build features in the React frontend, including UI, state management, and backend integration.
  • Improve performance and developer experience.
  • Design clean interfaces between frontend and backend.
  • Engineering Excellence
  • Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
  • Consistently apply clean code, design patterns, and strong system design principles.
  • Refactor larger parts of the codebase to improve long-term maintainability, using modern tools such as Claude Code.
  • Systematically expand testing and QA, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing depending on the area.
  • AI-supported Productivity
  • Actively use and improve AI-assisted development workflows to iterate faster, increase quality, and automate repetitive work.

Unsere Erwartungen an dich

Qualifikationen

  • Excellent backend skills, especially with Django, APIs, and data models.
  • Solid understanding of architecture, design patterns, and clean code principles.
  • Strong testing and QA practices.
  • Familiarity with modern toolchains and workflows, including AI-assisted development.

Erfahrung

  • Strong experience in backend development. Some frontend experience in any framework is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, including build pipelines, tests, deployments, and release processes.
  • Experience with Go and/or Rust, or strong curiosity to learn them, as we plan to expand parts of the system in that direction over time.

Unser Angebot

  • 100% remote option, or work from our office in Frankfurt, Germany - whatever you prefer.
  • High autonomy and ownership: you influence decisions and build end-to-end.
  • Direct collaboration with the CTO: short feedback loops, fast decisions, and real technical leadership.
  • Your ideas matter: small team, big impact, fast iteration.
  • Retreats and workations: you are invited to come join us for workations in interesting and inspiring places all around the world regularly.
  • Strong engineering culture: clean architecture, code reviews, testing, and observability.
  • AI at the core: modern AI tooling stacks, used only where they truly make sense.
  • Stock option program for employees who stand out through exceptional talent and commitment.

Themen mit denen du dich im Job beschäftigst

Job Standorte

  • Standort Frankfurt am Main

    Hessen

    Deutschland

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Work and Travel Guide (WTG) GmbH

Work and Travel Guide (WTG) GmbH

Die Work and Travel Guide (WTG) GmbH aus Hamburg hilft Backpackern, ihre Reisen nach Australien zu planen und unterstützt sie bei der Jobsuche sowie der Erstellung von Lebensläufen.

Description

  • Unternehmenstyp
    Startup
  • Arbeitsmodell
    Full Remote, Hybrid
  • Branche
    Gastgewerbe, Tourismus
Logo Work and Travel Guide (WTG) GmbH

Senior Backend Engineer

Ort
Frankfurt am Main
Arbeitsmodell
Full Remote, Hybrid
Diversität
Für alle Personen geeignet (m/w/d)
Nur Englisch
Nur Englisch erforderlich

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