Key Facts

Remote From:

Germany

Category: Back-End Developer

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English, German

Roles & Responsibilities

Min. 5 years experience in SaaS Backend Development
Knowledge about a scalable Cloud Software architecture
Proficient in Node.js and TypeScript; Elixir is a big plus
Experienced in AWS including main services like ECS, RDS, Lambda

Requirements:

Design and maintain modern software architectures
Create technical concepts and implement backend services
Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to strategic technical decisions
Collaborate closely with other team members such as product managers and DevOps engineers

BOX ID Systems

About BOX ID Systems

Supply Chain Visibility Platform - Intelligent supply chain management plays a key role in the transformation of today’s industrial logistics towards higher cost-efficiency and sustainability. Optimizing transports, avoiding loss and dispatch errors, maximizing availability, reducing costs and the ecological footprint are the overall goals throughout global logistics. BOX ID SaaS-Platform brings a whole new level of visibility and control to industrial logistics chains in this respect. It directly connects the IT world with its logical models of material stocks and flows with the real-world physical supply chain and its millions upon millions of returnable transport packaging (RTP) units – such as transport containers, boxes, racks, KEGs, swap bodies.The cloud-based BOX ID solution enables customers to monitor and control their critical inbound and outbound shipments and ensures an optimized flow of their goods and RTP fleets across any number of own and third-party premises as well as in transit. The software provides an intelligent fusion of IoT-sensor data with records from enterprise software, such as ERP and TMS. The outcome is transparent supply chain data and analytics functions to ensure availability, prevent loss and optimize utilization of RTP fleets and other mobile logistic assets.The reliability of the BOX ID solution is proven by a fast-growing customer base, which includes more than 60 companies from industries such as Automotive, Machinery, Glass, Wholesale and all kinds of Logistic Service Providers. Currently, the geographic focus of the customer base is on Central Europe and Asia Pacific.

Founded: 2018

Company size: 11 - 50

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Job description

Your mission

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will play a central role in shaping, building, and scaling our SaaS platform. You will design and maintain modern software architectures, create technical concepts and implement backend services, to ensure reliability, security, and a performant system. Working closely with other backend developers, product managers, frontend developers, and DevOps engineers, you will help drive our platform forward while mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to strategic technical decisions.

This full-time position is remote-first, with occasional collaborative sessions at our office near Munich. Ideally you live in Germany, so it’s easy to meet each other.

In Short:

Min. 5 years experience in SaaS Backend Developments
Knowledge about a scalable Cloud Software architecture
The stack we use:
- Node.js with Typescript
- Elixir (big plus)
- AWS Cloud: ECS, RDS, Lambda, …
- Databases: Postgres, Redis
- CI/CD: Docker, Github Actions, Pulumi
Quality: Tests, Code Reviews, Security Best practices
Technical lead experience: Mentoring other Devs, Pair Programming
Good Communicator in English (german is a plus)
Monitoring & Observability
Based in Germany with a permanent German working permit

Your profile

Experienced and strategic: You bring at least 5 years of backend development experience, including responsibilities as a technical lead. You are strong in architectural planning, system design, and understand how to build scalable, secure, and maintainable B2B SaaS platforms.
Backend expert: Proficient in Node.js and TypeScript; Elixir is a big plus. You have experience working with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, and Redis.
Cloud Native: You are experienced in AWS including it’s offered main services like ECS, RDS, Lambda, … and know how to design services to run efficiently and securely in the cloud.
Deployment: You are comfortable deploying containerized applications with Docker and understand reproducible deployments using Infrastructure as Code (we use Pulumi with TypeScript) using a CI/CD pipeline like Github Actions.
Quality and security: You care about clean, maintainable code and are comfortable writing tests, performing code reviews, and following security best practices. Familiarity with ISO standards (27001 & 9001) and vulnerability management is a plus.
Reliability & Observability: Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. OpenTelemetry or similar) and being able to understand the connections and implications between different services.
Collaborative mentor: You enjoy sharing your knowledge through pair programming and mentoring other Developers. You value teamwork, good communication, and close collaboration with colleagues and product management.
Communicator: You are fluent in English; German is a big plus.
Based in Germany with a permanent German working permit

We can offer you

A supportive and open working atmosphere built on trust and collaboration
An international, diverse, and motivated team
Exciting and challenging projects with direct impact on our product and customers
Opportunities to take initiative, ownership, and grow professionally
Attractive compensation and flexible working hours
Fully remote setup, with occasional team meet-ups at our office in Garching near Munich to strengthen personal connections and collaboration
Occasional Off-Sites and the opportunity to visit conferences