Senior Backend Engineer (Architecture & Cloud)
About The Position
Join Synmatch AI's client, a Munich-based R&D consulting company specializing in image processing, computer vision, AI, and robotics applied to medical imaging. They help customers drive innovation in medical technologies. This role is for a Senior Backend Engineer (Architecture & Cloud) who will own the architecture of backend services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, while also contributing across the stack. The position involves acting as a Tech Lead, mentoring developers, setting technical standards, and making key design decisions, while remaining hands-on with code. This role combines technical leadership with direct engineering impact, enabling actual medical products that improve patients' lives. Collaboration will be with frontend engineers, product managers, and R&D engineers in an international team that values flat hierarchies and continuous learning.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in backend or fullstack web application development
- Strong skills in Python, ideally with FastAPI experience; other backend languages (Java, Node.js, C#, Go) also valued
- Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs at scale
- Solid understanding of relational databases and data modeling (e.g., PostgreSQL)
- Professional experience managing AWS, GCP, or Azure with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Experience with containerization and CI/CD workflows (Docker, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in distributed, remote team environments
Nice To Haves
- Ability to lead or mentor a small engineering team
- Experience with Kubernetes or managed container platforms
- Experience with identity providers and authentication workflows (Keycloak, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML)
- Experience with WebSockets or real-time communication patterns
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Sentry)
- Knowledge of frontend technologies (React, TypeScript)
- Experience operating production systems or participating in on-call rotations
Responsibilities
- Drive architecture decisions, perform code reviews, and set engineering standards for the team
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs at scale
- Work with frontend engineers to architect complete web applications
- Own cloud deployment, monitoring, and operational reliability of services
- Ensure code quality, testing, documentation, and DevOps best practices across the team
- Participate in cross-functional discussions with product managers and R&D engineers to shape the product roadmap
Benefits
- Work enables actual medical products that improve patients' lives
- Be part of a dynamic, highly skilled team in flat hierarchies where you make an impact and continue learning
- Publish research that advances the mission in core areas of expertise
- Competitive Compensation: €70,000–€95,000 salary
- Comprehensive benefits (bike leasing, sports programs, etc.)
- Enjoy the agility of a startup paired with the safety of a grown company
- Flexible hours, remote work, and workation options
- Celebrate success together with team events (Summer Party, Oktoberfest, etc.)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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