[ref. m51814617] Backend Engineer - Eindhoven

At GoodHabitz, we believe in lifelong learning. We provide innovative e-learning solutions to empower individuals and organizations to grow. Our engineering team plays a critical role in delivering reliable, scalable, and high-quality products to our users, and we’re looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join us in this journey.

Job overview:

You'll be hands-on in driving our backend strategy, from architecture to execution, and fully engaged in achieving great results together.

What You'll Do 🎯 :

• Design, implement, and maintain large-scale distributed backend services using C# and NodeJS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, reliable, and scalable microservices.
• Be the quality guardian of the backend services by promoting best practices, addressing potential pitfalls, and using common design patterns for microservices.
• Work on API design following industry best practices, ensuring high-performance and low-latency systems.
• Write, maintain, and enhance automated tests to ensure quality in all development phases.
• Architectural exposure to systems using Messaging-based patterns and Event-driven architecture.
• Collaborate on the implementation of observability tools to monitor and maintain the health of backend services.
• Ensure backend systems are scalable, fault-tolerant, and performant in a cloud environment (e.g., Azure/GCP/AWS)

Requirements

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• 5+ years of working experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in C# or NodeJS.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and the common patterns used in distributed systems.
• Experience in API design and best practices for building secure, performant, and maintainable APIs.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and practices.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Experience with Event-driven architecture and Messaging-based patterns.
• Experience with monitoring tools (observability) to ensure backend service health.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, GitLab, GCP, and Pub/Sub for managing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Team Player: Willing to collaborate and contribute to team success through active participation.

Benefits

Here's a glimpse of what's waiting for you:

• A competitive salary package that rewards your hard work.
• 25 paid vacation days. And if that's not enough, you can purchase up to 10 more.
• A world of growth and development opportunities to enhance your skills. You'll have unlimited access to our treasure trove of GoodHabitz resources and MyAcademy .
• Access to mental coaching through our partner, OpenUp, to keep your mind in top shape.
• An annual do-good-day, fully paid, so you can contribute to a cause you're passionate about.
• Travel and expense reimbursement because we've got your journey covered.
• Pension and disability insurance, securing your financial well-being in the long run.
• A hybrid way of working .
• Working in a company that welcomes artificial intelligence and uses it to improve internal processes and push AI-powered features quickly .
• MacBook Pro.

Ready to take the next step in your career and join a team that's as vibrant as it is supportive? We can't wait to have you on board! If you'd like to learn more about us or this opportunity, don't hesitate to get in touch with our Recruitment team at recruitment@goodhabitz.com.