Principal Backend Developer

Summary

Join eyeo and help build the foundation for a better user experience across multiple platforms. As a leader in designing and building secure, stable, and scalable services and applications, you will design and develop high-performance microservices and APIs. You will drive end-to-end solutions, ensuring seamless delivery and alignment with organizational objectives. You will also establish monitoring frameworks and collaborate with other engineers and product managers. Your expertise in maintaining and monitoring applications after launch will be invaluable. This role requires a proven track record of designing and building scalable services and APIs, leveraging microservices architecture and event-driven systems. eyeo offers a remote workstyle with offices in Berlin, Cologne, Toronto, and soon NYC.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional development experience and a proven track record of designing and building scalable services and APIs, leveraging microservices architecture and event-driven systems. Proficiency in NodeJS is a plus
• Knowledge of frontend clients, frameworks and their needs
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, with a preference for Google Cloud, and hands-on experience with cloud-native services
• Familiarity with secure development practices and ability to implement secure coding principles
• Strong understanding of schema design, database systems (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies, and web protocols such as HTTP/S, WebSocket, and gRPC
• Ability to debug complex issues, optimize performance, and deliver robust solutions
• Passionate about monitoring, logging and overall system health
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across teams

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance microservices and APIs that will power our mobile applications, browser extensions and websites
• Drive end-to-end solutions by aligning and integrating efforts across multiple client teams, ensuring seamless delivery and alignment with organizational objectives
• Ensure the security and robustness of applications by applying secure development practices and adhering to industry standards
• Establish monitoring frameworks and drive performance optimization efforts, proactively ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness for mission-critical applications
• Collaborate with other engineers, Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, and cross-functional leaders to drive strategic alignment on product goals, ensuring cohesive user experiences across multiple teams and products
• Guide senior developers in advancing their technical expertise and drive high-impact code review processes
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and cloud innovations, evaluating and incorporating cutting-edge tools and techniques where appropriate

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with GraphQL APIs
• Contributions to open-source projects or a technical blog presence
• Experience with authentication technologies like OAuth, OpenID Connect, and API key management

Benefits

• Work remotely or from one of our offices —we trust you to find what works best for you
• Full package of benefits* (health insurance, choice of hardware, paid vacation days, professional development and relocation budget, sabbatical leave, etc.)