Staff Backend Engineer

Hi, were Back Market.

Were here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new . We're a global marketplace for refurbished devices, helping lower our collective environmental impact by providing trustworthy, affordable tech with 92% less carbon emissions than new.

Yep, you read that right. Turns out refurbished tech is way better for the planet than new. In fact, With every device purchased on Back Market, our positive impact on the planet grows. From our Customer Care representatives to our software engineer, every individual at Back Market cuts the planet and consumers a break. Our mission is simple : to do more with what we already have.

Are you ready to join us?

We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer for our Product Engineering organisation!

You will demonstrate an ability to understand customer needs, business vision and decisions.

You will work with the team and leaders across the tech division to define our architecture vision.

You will think long term and make high judgement decisions to ensure we build maintainable software solutions. You will help the team scale while delivering efficiently and pragmatically. You will demonstrate technical leadership and mentor the team engineers.

You will immerse yourself in your teams software development lifecycle to have a hands-on impact.

Your expertise is deep and broad. You are hands on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs .

You strive for simplicity and understand the cost of building and maintaining software.

What we expect from you :

Technical Ecosystem Ownership : Take accountability for the entire technical ecosystem, including tools, languages, system lifecycle management, and software practices

Company Technical Vision : Challenging and supporting the technical vision of the company (including the backend), and the organizational effectiveness according to the roadmap

Effective Communication : Demonstrate clear and fluent communication skills, including the ability to speak internally and publicly at major events.

BoT leadership collaboration : Define and contribute to the continuous improvement of Back Market technical KPIs

External Visibility : Contribute actively to the company's external visibility through networking, speaking at tech events, and open-source contributions.

Versatility and Trus t : Operate across the entire tech division, entrusted with critical projects and initiatives

What you will bring to the team?

Expertise in Go ( even if the main language is Python at Back Market), but friendly with frontend frameworks

Technical expertise building distributed systems addressing complex issues

Experience successfully operating in a service oriented architecture

Experience mentoring and developing engineers

Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences

Nurture staff engineering practices at Back Market

Initial phonescreen with our TA expert , 45 min

Hiring process

Initial phonescreen with our TA expert , 45 min

Pair programming session , 1 h

System Design and API module , 45 min

Data module, 45 min

Technical leadership assessment, 45 min

Meet your Manager, 30 min

Meet the Staff community , 45 min

BM Values- Cultural fit 45 min