Backend Engineer at bookingkit
Berlin, Berlin, Germany -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Dec, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Sep, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Industry

IT Consulting & System Integration

Description


👤 Your role


  • You will lead the technical design and implementation of new partner integrations and platform features, blending technical expertise with product management to own the end-to-end delivery and business impact of your work.
  • You will own the full lifecycle of your services—from development and deployment to production monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
  • You will actively manage our AWS cloud infrastructure, writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to ensure environment parity and security.
  • You will evolve our integration strategy, championing a platform-first mindset that drives synergies across our integration ecosystem, while ensuring high-performance, secure communication between internal and external systems.
  • You will leverage cutting-edge AI-powered tools across the entire software development lifecycle—from system design and code generation to infrastructure automation, log analysis, and performance monitoring—to drive innovation and efficiency.
  • You will provide technical support and create high-quality documentation to ensure the long-term maintainability of our connectivity layer.

📋 Responsibilities


  • Lead technical design and implementation of partner integrations.
  • Own service lifecycle: develop, deploy, monitor, alert, and respond to incidents.
  • Manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform (IaC).
  • Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation for internal teams and partners.
  • Use AI agents and tools to automate infrastructure, log analysis, and performance monitoring.
  • Optimize system performance and ensure high availability of integration services.

✍🏼 Requirements


  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on backend development.
  • Strong API & Integration Experience: Deep understanding of RESTful API design, HTTP, authentication/OAuth, and webhook management.
  • GraphQL Familiarity: You understand GraphQL concepts, as this is required to interact effectively with the APIs of our partners.
  • DevOps/Cloud Skills: Proven experience with AWS (e.g., ECS, Lambda, RDS), CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
  • Observability: Strong experience setting up and maintaining monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog).
  • Technical Documentation: Ability to translate complex system designs into clear, actionable documentation.
  • Solid experience with modern backend languages (e.g., PHP/Laravel and Node.js/TypeScript).
  • Expertise in database design (MySQL, NoSQL) and optimizing queries for large-scale data.
  • AI-based automation: Proficiency in integrating and leveraging AI-assisted programming and agents in your daily workflow.
  • Fluency in English, with strong communication skills for customer and partner-facing situations.
  • Experience with containerization (Docker).

🎀 Nice to have


  • Experience building "connector" layers or integration platforms.
  • Familiarity with travel industry and booking platform connectivity standards (e.g., OCTO).
  • Knowledge of e-commerce platforms, payment processing, or accounting data structures.
  • Experience building agentic applications.
  • Additional European languages - especially German or Italian - are a plus.
  • Experience with technical product management, bridging the gap between engineering and business outcomes.

🙌🏼 Perks and Benefits


  • Remote Work: Enjoy a 100% remote work setup, with the option to join colleagues in our Berlin office. Our Mobile Work Abroad policy also allows you to work from almost anywhere in the world for up to 5 months in the year.
  • 28 Vacation Days + Tenure: Start with 28 vacation days per year, and earn an extra vacation day each year on your anniversary date (up to a maximum of 31 days).
  • Public Transportation Subsidy: We cover more than 50% of your public transportation costs in Germany.
  • Gym Subsidy: Get subsidized memberships for Urban Sports Club (more than 40%) and Wellhub (100%!) in Germany.
  • Annual Private Travel Subsidy: Receive up to €156 annually for private travel.
  • Corporate Discounts: Enjoy discounts through partnerships with companies like GetYourGuide.
  • Flat Communication: Join a culture that values open communication and accessibility between teams and leads.
  • Team Events: Enjoy regular BBQs in Berlin, summer and winter events, and reunions with former employees.
  • Airport/Train Office Day: Work during travel even if you’re unable to take calls.
  • Extra Charity Day: Take an extra day of leave in the year for charity work.

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