Lead Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Appfire, a remote-first company, and enjoy the flexibility to work from anywhere, balance your life, and grow professionally. As a Software Engineer at 7pace, an Appfire company, you will collaborate with a cross-functional team to design, build, and maintain application features. You will lead initiatives, champion improvements, and contribute to product discussions. Appfire offers a comprehensive benefits package including financial incentives, skills development opportunities, generous paid time off, flexible work arrangements, and health and wellness programs. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in building scalable cloud applications, proficiency in backend technologies, and a strong understanding of microservice architectures. Appfire prioritizes a people-first approach, fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Requirements

• Proven multi-year experience in leading the delivery of multiple scalable, high-traffic cloud applications
• Proficiency with back-end technologies (7 years of experience), specifically REST API with .NET with C#
• Truly engineering approach to solving problems. Strong theoretical foundations of computer science (e.g. data structures, algorithms and computational complexity, FP, OOP) are highly practical in the ever-changing landscape of technologies
• Superb understanding of modern microservice architectures, and practical experience implementing them in the cloud (Azure, GCP or AWS), familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• In-depth architectural understanding of web applications, including performance, quality and security aspects
• Desire and ability to learn and mentor others and help shape the team’s culture
• Command of English at level B2 or higher

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a self-organizing, cross-functional product team and cooperate closely with other Software Engineers, UX Designers, Product Managers, Team Leaders, and with other specialists like Product Marketeers or Support Engineers
• Lead, design, build and maintain application features that bring value to our customers
• Follow and establish the best engineering practices: coding standards, automated testing, code reviews, pair programming to build high-quality software that is scalable, reliable, robust and maintainable
• Share your thoughts openly and honestly on what would be the best for the customers and the business: you will be part of discussions about the future of our products and Appfire
• Be the change you seek - champion improvements within the team and products, adopting a proactive stance on innovation and process enhancement
• Decide freely about your day and assignments - we do not micromanage people and we do care about work & life balance

Preferred Qualifications

• Node.js with Typescript is a plus, but not required
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases is a plus (PostgreSQL or MSSQL are preferred)

Benefits

• Every Appfire employee is eligible for company equity
• Work from-home allowance: 50€ gross per month for 11 months a year (i.e. Excluding Holidays)
• Access to the Appfire University learning platform – a hub of knowledge, interactive resources, and engaging instructor-led courses designed to fuel your learning journey with unparalleled depth and accessibility
• 25 working days of paid annual leave
• Reduced summer hours: From July 1st until the end of August, we work 6 hours daily
• Flexible bank holiday policy, which allows you to exchange a government-set public holiday for a more convenient time off
• Private healthcare insurance
• Annual sport allowance
• 3 fully paid days each year to participate in Appfire Town, Appfire’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program