Backend Engineer

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Job Summary:

Join our passionate team of technologists at the forefront of digital advertising innovation. As a Backend Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in building and optimizing scalable, high-performance systems that support petabytes of data and billions of events per month. You will collaborate with talented professionals committed to delivering sustainable ad-funded journalism and driving a greener digital future.

🌟 Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Optimize and enhance distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Implement and support data integration and processing pipelines for large-scale applications.
• Ensure the reliability, security, and efficiency of backend systems in cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Work within the GCP  and AWS ecosystems, leveraging tools such as BigQuery, Airflow, and Kubernetes.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code following best practices.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously improve system performance and scalability.

🔎 Qualifications:

• Proven experience in backend development with cloud-based architectures (GCP, AWS).
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and API-driven architectures.
• Experience with data processing frameworks, including ETL/ELT pipelines and tools such as dbt, Airflow, or Spark.
• Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
• Familiarity with security and compliance best practices in cloud environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in AdTech or large-scale data-driven systems is a plus.

🔮 What We Can Offer You:

• Multisport card to keep you active and healthy
• A nice office located in the heart of Zielona Góra
• Flexible remote work options to support work-life balance
• Type of employment matched to your needs
• A supportive and friendly work environment with a team of cool, collaborative people who love what they do!