Senior Backend Engineer, Django

• Build and continuously improve backend systems and APIs in Django
• Own architecture decisions around scalability, reliability, and maintainability
• 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
• Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• 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
• Expand testing and QA, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Use and improve AI-assisted development workflows
• Work closely with the CTO and take on increasing technical ownership

• Strong experience in backend development
• Some frontend experience in any framework is preferred
• Excellent backend skills, especially with Django, APIs, and data models
• Solid understanding of architecture, design patterns, and clean code principles
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, including build pipelines, tests, deployments, and release processes
• Strong testing and QA practices
• Familiarity with modern toolchains and workflows, including AI-assisted development
• Experience with Go and/or Rust, or strong curiosity to learn them, is a bonus

• 100% remote option, or work from the office in Frankfurt, Germany
• High autonomy and ownership
• Direct collaboration with the CTO
• Retreats and workations in interesting and inspiring places around the world
• Strong engineering culture with clean architecture, code reviews, testing, and observability
• Modern AI tooling stacks
• Stock option program for employees who stand out through exceptional talent and commitment