Backend Engineer
Parqet Fintech GmbH · Engineering · 1mo ago
Open to candidates across Europe.
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Open to candidates across Europe.
“Standort — Europa, Remote”
- Async-first
- The listing doesn't promise async-first working.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
As a Backend Engineer at Parqet, you will build and maintain the core API and backend services primarily using Node.js and TypeScript. You will be responsible for providing fast, scalable data and calculations, delivering an exceptional developer experience for client developers, scaling infrastructure, and collaborating closely with product, design, and frontend engineers.
What you'll do
- Build and scale the central API and supporting backend services primarily in Node.js and TypeScript.
- Design intuitive APIs and elegant data management models that abstract complexity for developers and end users.
- Treat the internal API as a dedicated product, ensuring high reliability, speed, and developer experience.
- Debug and resolve production issues across the stack while maintaining engineering standards and tooling.
- Collaborate with frontend, design, and product team members to build and ship new features and MVPs.
What you bring
- Several years of experience developing large-scale, scalable APIs and backends.
- Deep expertise in Node.js and TypeScript along with technologies like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Redis, or Kafka.
- Strong passion for clean API design, data modeling, performance, and stability.
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership in driving complex technical projects to completion.
- Effective, proactive communication skills in both German and English.
About Parqet Fintech GmbH
Parqet Fintech GmbH builds visual portfolio tracking and analytics software to help individuals track their wealth and investments.
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