Staff Backend Engineer Platform Team

You will play a pivotal role in building and evolving the technology that underpins all of bunch. We aim to create meaningful impact at scale, not just deliver features. As part of the Platform team, you’ll own crosscutting systems, guide architectural direction, and ensure that our technical foundation enables rapid, secure, and highquality delivery across the company.

Top responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Design and evolve platform architecture for infrastructure, core services, and QA tooling with security, reliability, and scalability at the forefront.

• Lead systemic, crossteam initiatives — from major refactors to improving testing strategies.

• Define and promote architectural patterns and frameworks that accelerate delivery across teams.

• Platform Core

  • Infrastructure & Security: Oversee AWS, Kubernetes infrastructure, CICD, and service reliability; lead security initiatives across the organisation.

  • Core Services: Drive the development of shared systems such as authentication, notifications, and task management.

  • Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QA engineers to define testing strategies, automation, and metrics that improve product quality across the board.

  • CrossTeam Impact

    • Act as a trusted technical authority for diagnosing and resolving complex, multiservice challenges.

    • Translate security, legal, and compliance requirements into scalable technical solutions.

    • Mentor Senior Engineers and Tech Leads, multiplying the impact of the entire domain.

    • What you should bring with you

      • Proven track record as a Staff Engineer (or equivalent) in infrastructure, security, and backend systems.

      • Expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, and designing highavailability, distributed services.

      • Strong backend development skills in TypeScript (Node.js) or other strongly typed languages; experience in Golang or Python is a plus.

      • Strong understanding of system design, observability, and performance tuning.

      • Experience leading crossteam initiatives and driving architectural change at scale.

      • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

      • Our tech stack

        We strive to keep our technology stack as simple and efficient as possible.

        • Frontend & Backend: TypeScript on both the frontend (Svelte) and the backend (Node.js with Nest.js)

        • Database: MySQL

        • Infrastructure: Kubernetes (K8S) on top of AWS

        • Source Control & CICD: GitHub

        • ThirdParty Applications:

          • FusionAuth for authentication

          • Retool for lowcode internal frontend solutions

          • Twilio and SendGrid for sending SMS and emails

          • • Why you should join bunch

              • Become one of the key builders of bunch and architect our gotomarket strategy

              • Take part in a network of people passionate about investment and work closely with the most interesting players in the private market

              • Benefit from working with a diverse mix of talents, unrivaled energy, and team spirit within a culture of inclusion

              • Flexible hours, remote work, and 28 days of vacation per year

              • A competitive compensation package

              • A great tech and work setup with everything you need

              • What your interview journey will look like

                • First interview with the People team (30 min): get acquainted with the bunch and to understand if what we’re offering is what you’re searching for

                • Hiring Manager Interview (60 min): this conversation with an Engineering Manager will cover productfocused culture and values, including collaboration, ownership, selfawareness, and quality standards.

                • Technical Interview (60 min): this interview in the form of a technical conversation with two engineers will focus on collaborative problemsolving, starting with openended questions and progressing to more specific challenges or short algorithm tasks.

                • Final Round: Meet our VP of Engineering (45 min) to learn about ways of working, vision for bunch, and team culture.

                • MeetandGreet (Optional 30 min) to meet a few members of your future crossfunctional team.

                • About bunch

                  bunch is an investment tech startup founded in Berlin in 2021. With a proven track record, bunch has garnered trust from leading fund managers and institutional LPs, who have collectively committed over €2 billion through the platform.

                  The private markets are experiencing unprecedented growth, with alternative assets expected to reach nearly $40 trillion by the end of the decade, yet still reliant on outdated tools and methods.

                  We recently closed our $15.5 million Series A to accelerate bunch’s mission to bring a trilliondollar industry into the 21st century, driving a muchneeded digital transformation.

                  At bunch, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees because we value and celebrate diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we do not tolerate discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.