About the Role
Talon.One is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our cross-functional development teams. You will design solutions for complex problems, mentor team members, and drive technical excellence within our autonomous squads.
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver features independently or by coordinating efforts across the squad
- Drive technical discovery and solution design in collaboration with PMs and Tech Leads
- Share technical knowledge across the Backend Guild through discussions and documentation
- Participate in cross-squad brainstorming and problem-solving sessions
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, code reviews, and feedback
- Champion improvements to quality, maintainability, and engineering processes
- Contribute to Scrum rituals and engineering best practices
- Monitor maintenance of quality standards and recommend process improvements
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a Backend Developer building enterprise-grade web applications
- Basic working familiarity with Go
- Willingness to build a career in Go if coming from another stack
- Strong architectural instincts and ability to articulate tradeoffs
- Proven track record of designing architecture for complex applications or features
- Hands-on experience owning maintenance, performance, and security for production systems
- Ability to mentor others proactively
- Willingness to contribute to the full stack
- Team-first attitude and empathy for colleagues and customers
- Must be based in or willing to relocate to Berlin
Skills
- Go
- REST API design
- PostgreSQL
- Testing techniques
- Kubernetes
- Google Cloud
- TypeScript
- React
- Redux
- CSS modules
- Cypress
- JavaScript
- Shell script
- SOLID principles
- Pair programming
Location
- Berlin, Germany
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- €1,000 annual learning budget
- Free German language courses
- 30 days of annual leave
- Extra paid days for birthday and moving
- Home office setup budget
- Monthly home office allowance
- Freedom to work from abroad for up to 90 days
- Mental health support with nilo.health
- Discounted Urban Sports Club membership
- 20% company subsidy on pension contributions
- Subsidised BVG public transport ticket
- Dog-friendly office
- BusinessBike leasing
About the Company
- Talon.One provides an incentives engine unifying loyalty, promotions, and gamification.
- Supports over 250 brands including Adidas, Sephora, and Carlsberg.
- Engineering department of 90+ professionals in Berlin.
Equal Opportunity
- We are working to make Talon.One an inclusive workplace.
