Senior Golang Backend Developer

You will architect, design and implement Emma's technology platform, supporting our growth from E-commerce into SleepTech You will implement product features that will help improve people's sleep and support Emma's core business You will implement backend services in a services-oriented architecture (APIfirst) in a cloud-native environment You will fully own, i.e. develop, maintain and operate your team's tech stack You will be a team player as part of an agile, empowered team and contribute to the development of fellow engineers You will contribute to the improvement of our CI&CD and DevOps & SRE practices You will take part in recruitment processes to grow our tech team

What you'll do

• You will architect, design and implement Emma's technology platform, supporting our growth from E-commerce into SleepTech
• You will implement product features that will help improve people's sleep and support Emma's core business
• You will implement backend services in a services-oriented architecture (APIfirst) in a cloud-native environment
• You will fully own, i.e. develop, maintain and operate your team's tech stack
• You will be a team player as part of an agile, empowered team and contribute to the development of fellow engineers
• You will contribute to the improvement of our CI&CD and DevOps & SRE practices
• You will take part in recruitment processes to grow our tech team

Who we're looking for

• Experience designing and delivering APIs and backend services meeting highest software quality standards
• Extensive knowledge of computer science fundamentals, incl. data structures, object-oriented programming and software design patterns (GoF and cloud-native)
• Several years of proven experience in software development and operation practices covering the full software development lifecycle, ideally in an E-commerce business
• Deep understanding of Go
• Experience with multiple databases (RDMBS, NoSQL, Redis, ...) and messaging services (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS ...), ideally run in a cloud (e.g. AWS)
• Understanding of the importance of well-organized codebase and documentation
• Capability of implementing unit, integration, end-to-end and load tests
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Business Informatics or equivalency in relevant work experience
• You are highly self-organized and interested in taking over ownership and bringing the team to the best solution
• Experience in legacy E-commerce stacks (I.e. Magento and PHP) is considered a plus
• You have strong analytical skills and are an open-minded and creative team player

What we offer

• A combination of personal and company growth to accelerate your career and help you reach your goals.
• The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects either independently or as part of a dedicated, international team.
• Responsibility and decision-making authority from day one—you'll create an impact with new, innovative ideas and help shape our company DNA.
• To work and learn from experts in diverse fields and get to know your team members at exciting company events.

Become an Emmie Emma is transforming the world of sleep - and we want the highest performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to go all in. Only if you're willing to question, disrupt, innovate, and create from the ground up. We proudly celebrate diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however we are currently receiving a large amount of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!