Senior Backend Engineer, Developer Experience

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Developer Experience in Netherlands. This role sits at the core of a rapidly scaling platform engineering organization, focused on improving how developers build, deploy, and operate services at scale. You will contribute to the evolution of a modern backend ecosystem by helping decompose a large monolithic system into well-structured, observable, and independently deployable services.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of a modern authentication and authorization platform alongside senior engineering stakeholders.
• Help break down and extract functionality from a monolithic system into well-defined, scalable microservices.
• Design, build, and maintain robust APIs, service templates, and contracts with strong observability and reliability standards.
• Define and evolve architectural patterns and engineering standards adopted across multiple teams.
• Ensure high-quality software delivery through unit, integration, and contract testing practices.
• Collaborate with platform, product, and security teams to deliver cross-cutting backend capabilities.
• Participate in architectural discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure consistency and scalability.

• 6+ years of experience in SaaS backend development with production-grade systems.
• Strong proficiency in Go with hands-on experience building and operating production services; PHP experience is a plus.
• Deep understanding of authentication and authorization systems (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, RBAC/ABAC, multi-tenancy).
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and building services consumed by internal engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.
• Experience evolving or migrating core systems without disrupting dependent services.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred) and production monitoring practices.
• Experience with message queues (e.g., AWS SQS) is a plus.
• Strong English communication skills (C1 level).

• Fully remote role within the EMEA region.
• Competitive compensation aligned with local market standards.
• Equity participation through stock options in a high-growth, profitable company.
• Strong focus on professional growth and career development opportunities.
• Annual paid leave aligned with local regulations and contractual norms.
• Country-specific benefits such as healthcare or pension schemes where applicable.
• Flexible work setup with autonomy over your working environment.
• Inclusive, global engineering culture spanning 40+ countries.