Mid Level Backend Engineer
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- Experience
- 3+ years required
- Where you can live
- Serbia only
- Skills and tools
- typescript, node.js, aws, kubernetes, documentation, scheduling
- Job type
- Contract or freelance
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Job details
- Where you can work
- Serbia
- Employment type
- Contract
- Advertised pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Experience
- 3+ years required
- Employer publication date
- 22 October 2026
- First recorded by Psst
- 9 November 2026
- Last checked at the source
- 10 November 2026
About the job
Backend Engineer (Mid-Level)
Who is the company?
Technology alone does not create impact—the right teams do. Founded in 2018, the company is a boutique technology services and consulting firm helping global organisations solve complex business challenges through digital transformation, product development and AI enablement.
We are a fast-growing team of 340+ engineers and consultants across Europe (UK, Spain, Portugal), the Americas (US, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia), and the Middle East. We combine global reach with a mindset focused on agility, senior expertise, and close collaboration.
We work as an extension of our clients’ teams, helping them define the right problems, shape solutions, and deliver technology-driven outcomes that create measurable business value. Our expertise spans software engineering, AI & data, product development, and customer experience, delivered by teams that combine strong technical depth with a consulting mindset.
Why Join Us? If you are looking for a place where you can think beyond execution, take true ownership of outcomes, influence decisions, and continuously learn alongside top-tier specialists in a truly global environment, we’d love to meet you.
How will you impact?
As a Mid-Level Backend Engineer, you will directly drive the backend architecture for a cutting-edge conversational property search experience where LLMs orchestrate the user journey. By building scalable microservices, optimising data integrations, and enabling real-time streaming, you will turn complex AI capabilities into seamless, highly reliable consumer interactions.
Your key responsibilities
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to
- Develop, maintain, and enhance backend microservices and APIs (REST/gRPC) primarily using TypeScript (Node.js) and Go.
- Implement and optimize event-driven, asynchronous workflows using messaging platforms such as Kafka, SQS, or SNS.
- Manage and tune relational, search, and caching data stores including PostgreSQL/MySQL, OpenSearch, and Redis for maximum performance.
- Deploy, maintain, and monitor containerised applications across AWS and Kubernetes environments.
- Diagnose, debug, and resolve complex backend production issues to ensure system stability and high availability.
- Drive code quality standards across the team through automated unit/integration testing, peer code reviews, and technical documentation.
- Partner with product managers, designers, and cross-functional engineers to translate user needs into practical, high-impact backend solutions.
What you’ll bring to the role
Essential Requirements
- 3-6 years of professional software engineering experience with strong focus on backend microservices and API design (REST/gRPC).
- Hands-on expertise with TypeScript (Node.js) for enterprise backend development.
- Solid experience working with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL), search engines (OpenSearch/Elasticsearch), and in-memory caches (Redis).
- Practical experience with AWS cloud services and asynchronous/event-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS, or SNS).
- Demonstrated commitment to software quality through unit/integration testing, debugging, and production support.
Desirable Requirements
- Hands-on exposure to Go or a strong desire to learn and contribute to existing Go services.
- Hands-on experience or exposure to production LLM-powered applications (e.g., function/tool calling, context management, prompt caching).
L ocation & Work Model
Serbia: Fully Remote (Contract)
Candidates must be based in Serbia and able to work UAE hours (GST).
You will receive
- The chance to join an organization with triple-digit growth that is changing the paradigm on how software products are built.
- The opportunity to be part of an amazing, multicultural community of tech experts.
- Direct hands-on exposure to modern, production-grade LLM applications and AI orchestration patterns.
The company is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to support your participation.
By applying to this role, you acknowledge that your personal data will be processed in accordance with the company’s Privacy Notice for recruitment purposes.
The company may use AI-assisted tools during certain stages of the recruitment process to support operational efficiency. Our recruiting teams use AI to streamline note-taking and scheduling.
All hiring decisions are made by people, with human review and oversight.
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