Est. Monthly
Estimated €5,577 - €7,328
Posted August 28, 2026 · 0 days agoLast seen August 27, 2026Est. expiry October 2, 2026
7 years experience
How this salary compares
Salary Context: Software Engineer
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Market Average: Software Engineer
€3,500
€12,323
Market Average: Senior Level
€5,000
€12,906
This job's pay range — not quoted in ad (Senior)
€465
€611
Salary analysis
Compared with the selected benchmark ("Market Average: Senior Level"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 94% lower. The offer sits below the benchmark range (€5,000–€12,906). The listed pay band (€465–€611) is tighter than the benchmark, which suggests lower salary variability. This benchmark is based on 64 comparable listings.
| Market | Lower bound (25th percentile) | Median | Upper bound (75th percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Average: Software Engineer | €3,500/per month | €5,889/per month | €12,323/per month |
About the role
Senior Backend Engineer responsibilities: Design, build, and scale distributed backend systems that serve millions of users. Drive end-to-end delivery of features: from design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring. Architect real-time, low-latency APIs and backend services for AI-driven agent pipelines that aggregate platform metrics into executive reporting. Develop cloud-native services in Java, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability. Work on infrastructure components, including AWS-based deployments, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS). Build robust APIs and backend services that power AI-driven products and real-time interactions. Ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and compliance in high-throughput environments. Collaborate with product managers, infrastructure engineers, and other teams to deliver production-ready systems. Contribute to technical discussions, share knowledge, and help evolve best practices in backend and infra engineering.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale distributed backend systems that serve millions of users.
- Drive end-to-end delivery of features: from design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
- Architect real-time, low-latency APIs and backend services for AI-driven agent pipelines that aggregate platform metrics into executive reporting.
- Develop cloud-native services in Java, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Work on infrastructure components, including AWS-based deployments, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS).
- Build robust APIs and backend services that power AI-driven products and real-time interactions.
- Ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and compliance in high-throughput environments.
- Collaborate with product managers, infrastructure engineers, and other teams to deliver production-ready systems.
- Contribute to technical discussions, share knowledge, and help evolve best practices in backend and infra engineering.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional backend engineering experience in Java.
- Proficient in modern Java (17+).
- Java frameworks knowledge (Micronaut, Spring).
- Proven experience designing and scaling backend systems for millions of users or high-throughput real-time services.
- Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS or similar), containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS), and GitOps, CI/CD.
- Experience with distributed data systems (e.g. Apache Kafka).
- Performance tuning and scaling experience in high-throughput environments.
- Strong background in high availability systems, failover, and resiliency design.
- Exposure to LLM integration (prompting, evaluation, observability).
- Proficient in using AI tools for software development.
- Curious mindset with an eagerness to learn and adapt.
- Excellent knowledge of observability practices: logging, monitoring, tracing, metrics.
- Strong communication skills in English, able to explain complex technical topics clearly.
Skills & Technologies
JavaAWSDockerKubernetesGitOpsCI/CDApache KafkaReal-time systemsObservabilityAPIs
Perks
- Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package
- Hybrid work model balancing office and remote work, with a structured approach for new hires to foster connections and onboarding
- Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 25 days of holidays we offer) plus 3 company-paid volunteer days
- Free access to a fitness centre inside the building
- Reimbursement of the half-fare travel card for public transport
- Reimbursement up to 50% of the cost of French classes
- Fresh fruit, cookies, and soft drinks as well
- Regular company and team events like Voluntary Days, Pizza talks, Team Building activities, hosting Meetups at the office and more
- Bonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employment
- We offer a relocation package to people who are coming from another country.
Benefits & Perks
Perks
Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation packageHybrid work model balancing office and remote work, with a structured approach for new hires to foster connections and onboardingFlexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 25 days of holidays we offer) plus 3 company-paid volunteer daysFree access to a fitness centre inside the buildingReimbursement of the half-fare travel card for public transportReimbursement up to 50% of the cost of French classesFresh fruit, cookies, and soft drinks as wellRegular company and team events like Voluntary Days, Pizza talks, Team Building activities, hosting Meetups at the office and moreBonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employmentWe offer a relocation package to people who are coming from another country.
Seen 1 day ago
Nexthink · 138 open roles
Top locations: Remote - Global · 136 · Remote - North America · 2
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Remote - Global | 136 |
| Remote - North America | 2 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Account Executive | 22 |
| Software Engineer | 13 |
| Corporate Security Engineer | 8 |
| Client Specialist | 7 |
| Client Director | 6 |
| Solution Consultant | 4 |
| Professional Services Consultant | 3 |
| Sales Representative | 3 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 3 |
| Field Marketing Manager | 2 |
| Talent Acquisition Partner | 2 |
| GTM Project Manager | 2 |
| Channel Sales Director | 2 |
| AI Research Engineer | 2 |
| MSP Account Director | 2 |
| Customer Success Manager | 2 |
| ESG Program Manager | 2 |
| Field Marketing | 2 |
| Project Manager | 2 |
| Backend Software Engineer | 2 |
| Sales Operations | 2 |
| Account Executive | 2 |
| Enterprise Account Manager | 2 |
| People Operations Specialist | 2 |
| Platform Engineer | 2 |
| Java Backend Engineer | 1 |
| Architect | 1 |
| Technical Partner Manager | 1 |
| Operational Marketing Assistant | 1 |
| Business Development | 1 |
| AI Engineer | 1 |
| Product Support Engineer | 1 |
| Product Security Engineer | 1 |
| Backend Engineer | 1 |
| Engagement Manager | 1 |
| Deal Desk & Revenue Operations | 1 |
| Learning Architect | 1 |
| Contract Renewal Specialist | 1 |
| AI Machine Learning Engineer | 1 |
| Search Engineer | 1 |
| Consultant | 1 |
| Platform Software Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Manager | 1 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 1 |
| Channel Account Manager | 1 |
| Senior Accountant | 1 |
| GTM Engineer | 1 |
| Sales Director | 1 |
| Customer Operations | 1 |
| Finance Director | 1 |
| People Operations | 1 |
| Desktop Application Engineer | 1 |
| Full Stack Developer | 1 |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer | 1 |
| Data Analyst / Engineer | 1 |
| Service Delivery Manager | 1 |
| AI Researcher | 1 |
| Regional Sales Manager | 1 |
| Data Architect | 1 |
| Product Designer | 1 |
| Total Rewards & Transformation | 1 |
| Sales & Customer Operations | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 130 |
| Senior | 4 |
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