[Hiring] Senior Backend Developer @BOX ID Systems GmbH

Role Description

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will play a central role in shaping, building, and scaling our SaaS platform. You will:

• Design and maintain modern software architectures
• Create technical concepts and implement backend services
• Ensure reliability, security, and a performant system
• Work closely with other backend developers, product managers, frontend developers, and DevOps engineers
• Help drive our platform forward while mentoring junior colleagues
• Contribute to strategic technical decisions

This full-time position is remote-first, with occasional collaborative sessions at our office near Munich. Ideally, you live in Germany, so it’s easy to meet each other.

Qualifications

• Min. 5 years experience in SaaS Backend Developments
• Knowledge about a scalable Cloud Software architecture
• Proficient in Node.js with TypeScript
• Elixir is a big plus
• Experience with AWS Cloud: ECS, RDS, Lambda, …
• Experience with Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis
• Familiarity with CI/CD: Docker, Github Actions, Pulumi
• Experience in Quality: Tests, Code Reviews, Security Best practices
• Technical lead experience: Mentoring other Devs, Pair Programming
• Good Communicator in English (German is a plus)
• Experience with Monitoring & Observability
• Based in Germany with a permanent German working permit

Requirements

• Experienced and strategic: At least 5 years of backend development experience, including responsibilities as a technical lead
• Strong in architectural planning and system design
• Understand how to build scalable, secure, and maintainable B2B SaaS platforms
• Comfortable deploying containerized applications with Docker
• Understand reproducible deployments using Infrastructure as Code (we use Pulumi with TypeScript)
• Care about clean, maintainable code
• Comfortable writing tests, performing code reviews, and following security best practices
• Familiarity with ISO standards (27001 & 9001) and vulnerability management is a plus
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. OpenTelemetry or similar)
• Enjoy sharing your knowledge through pair programming and mentoring other Developers
• Fluent in English; German is a big plus

Benefits

• A supportive and open working atmosphere built on trust and collaboration
• An international, diverse, and motivated team
• Exciting and challenging projects with direct impact on our product and customers
• Opportunities to take initiative, ownership, and grow professionally
• Attractive compensation and flexible working hours
• Fully remote setup, with occasional team meet-ups at our office in Garching near Munich
• Occasional Off-Sites and the opportunity to visit conferences