Senior Backend Engineer

3 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Pragmatike Full time

Location:
Fully remote (EU timezone, CET ± 2h)

Start date:
ASAP

Languages:
English (mandatory), French (plus)

About The Company
Pragmatike is hiring for a European tech company building
distributed, peer-to-peer cloud systems
and
next-generation backend infrastructure
.

The team focuses on
scalability, reliability, and performance
, delivering resilient cloud alternatives designed for high-availability enterprise workloads.

About The Role
Were looking for a
Senior Backend Engineer
to help build the core distributed systems that power the companys cloud platform.

Youll design and deliver
scalable backend services
, develop
peer-to-peer networking features
, and collaborate with a team of skilled engineers working on
secure, fault-tolerant infrastructure
.

This is a hands-on, impact-driven role where youll influence
architecture decisions
, drive
technical excellence
, and shape how modern cloud systems are built without the constraints of legacy infrastructure.

Youll thrive if you enjoy
clean code, deep system challenges
, and the freedom to experiment and innovate within a high-ownership engineering culture.

What You'll Do

  • Build and optimize backend services and APIs in Go.
  • Develop distributed and peer-to-peer systems ensuring scalability and reliability.
  • Contribute to system design, architecture, and deployment pipelines.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust solutions.

What You'll Bring

  • 7+ years experience as a Senior or Lead Backend Engineer.
  • Strong skills in Go or Java, with knowledge of REST, JSON, design patterns, and concurrency.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or OVH).
  • Familiarity with Agile practices and CI/CD workflows.
  • Bonus: experience building high-availability or distributed systems at scale.

Why Join us?

  • Work on cutting-edge distributed cloud architecture with real-world impact.
  • Remote-first European team with flexible hours and strong engineering culture.
  • Freedom to shape systems, tools, and practices your decisions matter.
  • Join a company where quality, ownership, and innovation come first.

Pragmatike
is dedicated to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We ensure that no applicant is discriminated against based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

In accordance with the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
, your personal data will be processed lawfully, fairly, and securely. We collect and use your personal data solely for recruitment purposes, including sharing it with our client(s) for employment consideration. You have the right to request access, correction, or deletion of your data at any time. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your information throughout the recruitment process.

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