Senior Backend Software Engineer (Remote)

We are the platform turning browsing into shopping. We connect 200 million shoppers with deals they love while boosting local sales for hundreds of top retailers and brands.We help consumers save time and money while making smart shopping decisions, and we support retailers and brands in engaging customers from online research to in-store purchases.Every day, millions of users rely on the Flipp app to discover deals, save money, and make smarter shopping decisions. As aSenior Backend Software Engineer, you will join a cross-functional team responsible for the backend systems that power our iOS and Android applications, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and reliable.In this role, you will own backend services end to end, contribute to the design of large-scale systems, and help guide technical decisions within the team.You will act as a technical leader by influence, mentoring other engineers and raising the overall engineering bar through design, code quality, and collaboration.You will work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineering teams in a collaborative, international environment.Your responsibilities span system design, backend development, testing, and technical leadership, with a strong focus on supporting and evolving the distributed backend systems for Flipp and Shopfully's mobile applications.Design, and evolve scalable, secure, fault-tolerant distributed systems, within an event-driven microservices architectureOwn and advance backend service architecture with a platform mindset, creating reusable services, APIs, and shared components that enable internal developer communityTranslate product requirements into clear, well-designed technical solutions, collaborating closely with Product, Design, Quality and DataOwn the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from technical design, estimations, implementation, testing, deployment to production supportWrite clean, robust, and well-tested code, applying SOLID principles, proven design patterns, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices while actively reducing technical debtAct as a senior technical leader, guiding architectural decisions, mentoring through code reviews, and serving as a point of reference during production incidentsIntegrate AI-assisted development tools into your daily workflow and help the team adopt effective practices — treating AI tooling as a core part of engineering productivity, not an experiment.7+ years of backend or full-stack development experience designing and building scalable, reliable backend systemsProven experience with Go, and with AWS services (eg: Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.)Strong experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases; Software engineering practices:Strong grasp of clean-code principles and backend design patterns.Experience writing and maintaining automated unit and integration testsExperience improving CI/CD pipelines and enforcing testable coding practices.Proficient with Gitand modern collaboration workflowsDemonstrated use of AI tools in software workflows, with the ability to articulate benefits, limitations, and lessons learned.

At our company, we value diversity and actively encourage it — we believe a variety of perspectives and backgrounds makes us stronger. If this role excites you and you believe you could grow into it — even if you don't tick every single box in the requirements — we'd love to hear from you!

Experience with PHP, Serverless Framework, OpenSearch / Elasticsearch, Protobuf, GRPCExperience building backend systems that support mobile applications.Exposure to large-scale, distributed systems serving millions of users.Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source libraries.

While we have offices all around Europe, you can benefit from our flexible hybrid model, empowering you to work where you're most effective. Remote available from Italy and Spain.An opportunity to thrive in a rapidly scaling multinational companyA vibrant, informal, and inclusive work environmentWe champion autonomy, flexibility, and a hybrid work model, empowering you to own your workAccess to learning opportunities and regular feedback sessionsEnjoy our central, modern offices featuring fresh snacks, coffee (including vegan options!), and ergonomic setupsEngage in meaningful team events: offsites, happy hours, company parties and celebrations that unite us beyond daily tasksWe provide all the necessary equipment for you to work effectively and set up your workspace, wherever you areBenefit from additional country-specific advantages based on local contracts and practicesWe're a team of 450 people (and counting!), That's why building a more diverse team, as well as bringing in even more talent, is so important for us.

Momentum matters—not for its own sake, but because it drives results.That means we share decisions early, publish work in progress, and document outcomes so others can learn, move faster, and build better.Big bets unlock big breakthroughs. But real innovation demands risk, and risk always carries the possibility of failure. It's the price of ambition.We speak up, even when it's hard—because candor shows care, and leads to better outcomes. It's a mindset.If you choose to apply for this specific job position and submit your application, which may include personal data such as your identifying details, contact information, curriculum vitae, cover letter, professional qualifications, and/or employment history, please be informed that your data may be shared with our Affiliates, including Offerista Group GmbH and Flipp Operations Inc. This means that your data may be processed by the Affiliate to assess your application and, if deemed suitable, to contact you regarding potential employment opportunities. However, please note that from the moment an Affiliate initiates direct contact with you and engages in any further processing of your personal data beyond the initial intra-group sharing for evaluation purposes, such Affiliate shall act as an independent data controller. xrdbqlu In such cases, the processing of your personal data will be subject to the specific privacy policies that can be found* Affiliates shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with ShopFully SpA and its Affiliates' subsidiaries, meaning any entity which is directly or indirectly controlled by the Affiliates.#