Senior Backend Engineer f m x - remote

Founded in 2017, refurbed is Europe’s fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished products, active in 12 European countries and having surpassed €2Bn in GMV — all while being profitable. With beautiful headquarters in Vienna, we operate as a remote-first company, and our 250+ employees enjoy up to two months of workation per year. We’ve also been recognised as a Top DACH Employer by Kununu for three consecutive years.

Our mission is to make sustainable consumption the easy choice by enabling customers to buy products up to 40% cheaper while significantly reducing CO₂ emissions.

If you thrive in an environment that values momentum, ownership, and impact, you’ll feel at home here. We’re a fast-paced, high-performance team that works hard and challenges itself everyday. To enable this high-performance every team member enjoys full autonomy over their location (we’re remote-first).

We are seeking a experienced Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/x) to join our Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for design and implementation of scalable backend services that power Refurbed’s marketplace. You will work as part of one of our cross-functional product squads, collaborating closely with other engineers, product managers, designers, and business members to deliver robust, reliable, and high-performance solutions that enhance the experience of both our customers and our sellers.

Our technology stack is built on proven, modern, and open-source technologies. On the backend, we primarily use Go, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ. On the frontend, we leverage Vue.js, Alpine.js, and Tailwind CSS to craft intuitive, responsive user interfaces. Our infrastructure runs on Google Cloud Platform, orchestrated with Kubernetes, ensuring reliability and scalability at every layer.

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have 7+ years experience designing and building scalable backend services in a modern production environment
• You have strong proficiency in Go and deep understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architecture
• You are well-versed in SQL and relational database design
• You have general knowledge of the frontend world, and are able to perform basic tasks in our frontend apps
• You’re a self-starter with strong ownership, initiative, and the ability to quickly learn and navigate complex systems
• You’re open-minded and communicate with clarity, directness, and respect
• You value humility, are low-ego, and thrive in a collaborative, transparent culture
• You have excellent English skills and you are based in a European time zone.
• You are curious and eager to experiment with new and better ways of developing software, whether it’s a new framework, the latest AI tool, or developing a new practice
• A degree in Computer Science (or a related field) or equivalent work experience is desired as it provides a strong foundation for tackli