Senior Backend Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fast-growing product organization working on consumer-facing platforms and internal data systems. This role is suited for an experienced backend engineer who is comfortable building scalable, reliable services across different domains, from customer-facing journeys to data privacy and compliance infrastructure.

About the Project:
You will contribute to backend systems that power core customer experiences and internal platform initiatives. Depending on the team, this includes scaling a menu and personalization platform for high-traffic consumer applications, or building a centralized Data Privacy Service handling regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA) and Data Subject Requests at scale. Both streams require strong engineering fundamentals, a microservices mindset, and the ability to deliver in complex, distributed environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend microservices across consumer or data platform domains;

• Build systems supporting search, personalization, customer targeting, and engagement;

• Develop and operate services ensuring regulatory compliance and secure data handling (GDPR, CCPA);

• Work with event-driven architectures and distributed systems;

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing practices, and overall engineering quality;

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver reliable and performant solutions.

Qualifications:

• Strong commercial experience with JVM-based languages (Java, Scala, or similar);

• Experience with Kotlin, or willingness to learn it on the project;

• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and event-driven systems;

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes;

• Hands-on CI/CD experience in a production environment;

• Experience with unit and integration testing;

• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and SQL;

• AWS and Terraform experience is a plus;

• Experience with Elasticsearch, MongoDB, or GraphQL is a plus;

• Go or Python knowledge is a nice to have;

• Background in e-commerce, subscription platforms, or data privacy systems is a plus.

Recruitment Process:

• Initial interview with our recruitment team;

• Interview with the hiring manager;

• Live Coding Assessment;

• Meeting with the Project Manager.

Inuits Sp. z o.o. is registered in the National Register of Employment Agencies (KRAZ) under number 35420.