WHO WE ARE
At

Macadam , we've built an app that rewards people for walking. With over

15 million users worldwide , we help individuals turn their daily steps into positive habits for health, wellbeing, and sustainability. Our team is growing fast, and our ambitions are integral. We operate at the intersection of

health, gamification, and technology , and we're building a world-class engineering team to support this growth. If you're passionate about building high-performance backend systems and leading the people who build them, we'd love to meet you
Please send the CV in English.

THE ROLE
As

Backend Engineering Manager

at Macadam, you'll own two things at once: the technical quality of our backend, and the day-to-day leadership of a team of 5 engineers. You'll report directly to the Director of Engineering.

This role is based in Barcelona

. We're looking for candidates who are

already living in the city or ready to relocate.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
Build a robust, scalable architecture and a team that operates autonomously.

What you’ll be owning:
Engineering Excellence:



Beyond just shipping, you’ll actively improve our backend processes, track performance, and sharpen our delivery lifecycle.
Collaborative Impact: You’ll work closely with our QA and Mobile teams to smooth out the friction in our day-to-day operations.
The AI Edge: We don't just use AI tools; we lean on them. I’m looking for someone who trusts AI to multiply their output and who will push our team to grow and iterate faster because of it.
The Reality: You’ll be leading a team of 5 backend engineers in a NestJS/TS/Postgres/GCP environment.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING
6+ years of experience

in backend development, with production systems at scale.
Deep expertise in

TypeScript

and

NestJS,

you're the person others come to with hard questions.
Strong

PostgreSQL

skills: indexing, query optimization, schema design at scale.
Hands-on experience with

Redis

and

Google Cloud Platform .
Experience with

Prisma

📌 Backend Engineering Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 MACADAM
📍 Barcelona