(Senior) Backend Engineer | Full Time (m/w/d)

Intro

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a meaningful impact and accelerate your professional growth? Then CONROO is the perfect fit for you! We’re an early-stage startup enabling efficient logistics through innovative technology, driven by our belief that bad processes waste resources. With a team of around 20 people working from our offices in Germany and remotely, we are searching for talented individuals who share our passion for continuous learning and tackling challenges alongside our founding team.

Tasks

As a Senior Backend Engineer focusing on microservice architecture, you will take ownership of designing, developing, and optimising scalable, resilient microservices that power our core platform. In particular, you will:

• Develop scalable and efficient microservices using Java Spring Boot and Golang.
• Manage and maintain the software infrastructure using IaC, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and availability of our backend services.
• Collaborate on system architecture and database structure design, contributing to high-level decisions that impact the scalability and performance of our applications.
• Plan and execute security measures and strategies to ensure high availability and resilience of backend systems.
• Identify, document, and communicate technical enhancements within your area of responsibility, driving continuous improvement in backend processes.
• Mentor and support Junior Engineers by sharing your expertise and best practices in modern backend development, distributed systems, and containerization.

Requirements

Essential skills and experiences:

• Production-level Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Knowledge of distributed software architecture, particularly message brokers and event-based systems (e.g. Google Pub/Sub).
• Proficient in designing & securing external APIs (RESTful, Websockets).
• Experience in implementing backend services using Java Spring Boot.
• Production-level experience in relational database design.

Nice-to-have skills and experiences:

• Experience in implementing backend services using Golang.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform & Google Firebase.
• Experience with (Datadog) APM & Monitoring.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code Tools like Helm and Terraform.

Personal values and beliefs:

• A commitment to consistently raise standards by improving quality and efficiency in all aspects of work.
• An independent, hands-on mindset with a 'never-stop-learning' attitude and a desire to grow alongside the team.
• A strong sense of accountability, taking initiative to see tasks through to completion and proactively addressing challenges.

Benefits

Gain invaluable insights into building a logistics tech start-up and enjoy the freedom to take ownership of your work in an autonomous environment that encourages and supports your growth. We foster a culture of openness, transparency, and trust, where everyone's ideas and opinions are valued and respected. All team members feel welcome and appreciated for who they are. We have vibrant workspace designed to keep you motivated and inspired in the heart of Munich, Hamburg, Nuremberg, and Duisburg. Looking forward to seeing you here!

If you are interested in working from home, we are open to discussing it to find a solution that works for everyone. At CONROO, we understand the importance of work-life balance. That’s why we offer flexible hours and 30 days of workation to ensure that our team members can work at times that suit their individual needs and schedules. We love getting together as a team and making memories! Every quarter, we host fun team events, and once a year, we have an exciting off-site to build team spirit and bond with each other. Naturally, we also provide all the classic startup perks, including complimentary beverages, and top-notch coffee from our community barista.

Closing

We'd love to hear from you! Applying for the position is easy - just send us your resume and, optionally, a cover letter. If we think you might be a great fit, we'll set up an intro call so we can get to know each other better. We can't wait to meet you and learn more about your experience and interests!