Backend Engineer

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).

We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.

Backend Engineer

(€80K – €140K

• Offers Equity)

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help grow our AdTech platform. If you’re passionate about building scalable, high-performance web applications and enjoy collaborating across teams to serve millions of users, we’d love to hear from you.

Tech stack

TypeScript, NodeJS, NestJS, Jest.

GraphQL, REST, gRPC, WebSockets.

MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, BigQuery.

RabbitMQ, Google Pub/Sub

Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD.

Datadog.

What You’ll Do 🎯

Develop clean, efficient, and scalable code using Node.js, Nest.js and TypeScript.

Create a data-driven product by integrating external services for A/B testing and feature flagging.

Deliver high-quality testable code at a high pace, making sure everything runs smoothly.

Using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, etc.) as part of your everyday toolkit — we actively encourage AI-assisted development.

What You’ll Bring 💡

Hands-on production experience with Node.js

Strong experience in web development.

A good understanding of scalable systems.

Production experience with most of our tech stack.

Ownership mindset: Take full ownership of your work.

Strong English communication skills for effective collaboration.

What Makes You a Great Fit 🌟

Experience working with microservices architecture.

Background in DevOps/SRE practices.

Why Almedia? 🎁

Own Our Growth: We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success.

Scale With Almedia: Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.

Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin.

Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more.

We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Compensation: €80K – €140K

• Offers Equity

• €80K – €140K
• Offers Equity

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