Senior Backend Engineer
at Storyblok
Berlin, Berlin, Germany -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 30 Jan, 2025 | Not Specified | 31 Oct, 2024 | 7 year(s) or above | Redis,Management System,Azure,Postgresql,Computer Science,Memcached,Git,Jira,Rspec,Data Structures,Testing Tools,Design Patterns,Microservices,Object Oriented Design,Database Design,Ruby,Communication Skills | No | No |
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Description:
Established in 2017, Storyblok has rapidly ascended to the forefront of the global headless CMS landscape. Our vision is to “pioneer the future of content management, removing barriers between developer and marketing teams by offering an intuitive, scalable, and intelligent platform to deliver digital experiences from idea to success”.
Our team is made up of smart, passionate individuals who excel in their work. People who are comfortable taking on big ideas and figuring out the details along the way. With a dynamic team of over 220+ passionate individuals spanning 45+ countries, we’re not just breaking boundaries; we’re redefining them!
Our recent $80m Series C funding round, secured in June 2024, marked a crucial milestone for us. It has fueled our remarkable growth in the US market and accelerated our ongoing expansion and advancements across EMEA.
We’re proud recipients of numerous awards, including recognition in G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards. As a remote-first company, we have been officially recognized as one of the top 100 most flexible places to work, ranking #3 in the scale-up category as per Flexa Careers.
WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU
You will be joining a growing company where you can contribute to many “firsts”. Plus these benefits:
- Monthly remote work stipend (home internet costs, electricity). Home office equipment package right at the start (laptop, keyboard, monitor…)
- Home office equipment upgrade (furniture, ear plugs …) or membership to a local co-working space after your onboarding
- Sick leave benefit, parental leave and 25 days of annual leave plus your local national holidays
- Personal development fund for courses, books, conferences, and material
- VSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan)
- The annual international team-building trip, quarterly and monthly online get-togethers
- As a fully remote company, with work-life balance at its core, you’ll enjoy flexible schedules
- An international team that loves to have fun at work and works hard together to accomplish shared goals
We are seeking a talented and passionate ‘Senior Backend Engineer’ to join our growing Product Engineering team at Storyblok. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining our flagship CMS platform, enabling businesses to create and deliver seamless digital content experiences. You will work closely with product owners, designers, and fellow developers to implement scalable server-side solutions, ensuring high performance and reliability. If you have a strong background in backend development, expertise in Ruby on Rails, and a passion for solving complex technical challenges, we’d love to hear from you.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience as a Backend Engineer
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Comprehensive knowledge developing APIs with Ruby on Rails
- Working knowledge of PostgreSQL
- Comprehensive knowledge of testing tools based on behavior-driven development such as RSpec
- Comprehensive knowledge of design patterns and development best practices
- Comprehensive knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms and problem solving
- Thorough knowledge of tools such as Redis, Memcached, Sidekiq
- Thorough knowledge of RESTful services and microservices
- Thorough knowledge of Git and other contemporary development technologies
- Experience with database design and management
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (specifically AWS; GCP and Azure a plus)
- Experience working with a software management system (JIRA is preferred)
- Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented and clean code
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
- Excellent communication skills that facilitate interaction with multiple stakeholders
- You are confident, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to contribute to Storyblok’s growth as part of a high-performing team
MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Remote (home) work opportunity or funded by Storyblok co-working space
Responsibilities:
Please refer the Job description for details
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:7.0Max:12.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Application Programming / Maintenance
Software Engineering
Graduate
Computer Science
Proficient
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Berlin, Germany