Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Pigment, a rapidly growing AI-powered business planning platform, as a Backend Software Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain backend services for a real-time, enterprise-grade platform, working on performance optimization and system scalability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features and contribute to architecture decisions. This role requires at least 3 years of backend software engineering experience, proficiency in backend languages (C#/.NET, Java, Go, Rust, Python, or similar), and a deep understanding of code quality, testing, and scalability. You will work on real-time data computation, performance optimization in a distributed environment, and scaling systems for demanding enterprise use cases. Pigment offers a competitive salary and equity package, comprehensive health insurance, flexible working hours, and a remote-friendly policy.

Requirements

• You have at least 3 years of professional experience in backend software engineering, ideally in a product-led or SaaS environment
• You are proficient in one or more backend languages; C#/.NET, Java, Go, Rust, Python , or similar
• You understand the trade-offs between delivery speed and technical excellence and can make pragmatic decisions
• You care deeply about code quality, testing, observability, and scalability
• You communicate clearly, enjoy working in a team, and are comfortable collaborating with engineers and product stakeholders
• You’re fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that power Pigment’s real-time, enterprise-grade platform
• Work on performance optimization and system scalability to handle large volumes of complex, multidimensional data
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features that meet both product and technical goals
• Contribute to architecture decisions and bring new ideas to improve system design, observability, and reliability
• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews and engineering rituals

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity package
• Comprehensive health insurance with Alan Blue (free for you and your family)
• Flexible working hours and a remote-friendly policy
• Beautiful offices in Paris, London, New York, and Toronto
• A collaborative and inclusive team, focused on solving meaningful problems