Hybrid Senior/Staff Software Engineer – Backend

at 21bitcoin

• Job title: Senior/Staff Software Engineer – Backend
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: €60,000 - €120,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: TypeScript, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Munich, Germany

About the role

• Senior / Staff Software Engineer (Backend) at a Bitcoin investment platform. Responsible for rewriting and modernizing backend systems while collaborating with a skilled engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Rewrite and modernize our backend using TypeScript / Go and other cutting-edge technologies, ensuring it’s robust, scalable, and future-proof.
• Identify and replace outdated implementations, tools, and processes with innovative, high-performance solutions that align with the highest professional standards.
• Take full responsibility for designing, implementing, and deploying backend systems that prioritize quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Push for clean, modular code, seamless integrations, and optimal architecture, ensuring our backend sets a new benchmark for the team’s velocity and success.
• Collaborate with a highly skilled team to solve complex technical challenges, share knowledge, and continuously raise the bar for engineering excellence.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in backend development, system architecture, and technical leadership, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable systems.
• You take ownership of your work, solve problems independently, and have a 'get things done' mentality.
• You understand how technical decisions impact the business and balance innovation with practicality.
• You write maintainable, well-tested, and scalable code, setting the bar high for technical standards.
• Your deep system design expertise allows you to architect solutions that are robust, scalable, and future-proof.
• While this role isn’t focused on leadership, you’ll work closely with an experienced engineering team to share knowledge, tackle challenges, and set a technical direction that benefits everyone.
• Must be located within ±2 hours of CET timezone. Being based in or willing to relocate to Munich, Salzburg, or Vienna is a significant advantage (relocation assistance available).

Benefits

• Impact: Shape the future of Bitcoin financial services by leading critical projects and redefining technical standards.
• Autonomy: Work in a fast-paced startup environment where you have the freedom to drive impactful solutions.
• Innovation: Build cutting-edge systems using modern tools, languages, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Growth: Collaborate with a highly skilled team that values mentorship, learning, and pushing boundaries.
• Competitive compensation: We will offer you a mix of cash and stock options based on your appetite for upside.
• Remote First, with In-Person Magic: We prioritize remote work for flexibility but cherish the power of face-to-face collaboration. Join us at our vibrant hubs in Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna to experience the best of both worlds! We provide relocation assistance.
• Flexible working hours: We value focus time. Encouraging everyone to minimize fixed meetings and leverage asynchronous communication.