is transforming the way businesses hire and manage global teams. Our mission is to enable Freedom of Work by providing an all-in-one global HR platform that simplifies hiring, compliance, payroll, and benefits management. We are a small but strong team of 200+ people (and growing) hyper-focused on delivering a world-class platform and unparalleled service with our industry-leading partnerships.

Staff Back-End Engineer

Python

Java

to help us maintain and improve our existing Python-based systems and support the design, build, and strategic transition of parts of our backend to Java.

This is a hands-on role with strong technical ownership and exposure to global-scale systems. This role goes beyond simply implementing requirements - you'd be a real product engineer taking extreme ownership over the quality of your product, caring deeply about our customers and what's being built. You will collaborate with international engineering, product, and design teams in a fully remote setup.

8+ years of backend software development experience

Strong professional experience with Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask, or similar frameworks)

Strong professional experience with Java, preferably using Spring Boot

Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL,



MySQL); exposure to NoSQL databases is a plusFamiliarity with unit testing, integration testing, and test-driven development (TDD)

Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to performance and scalability

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

As a hands-on leader from the IC track you will design, develop, and maintain backend services using our core stack (Java/Python/SpringBoot/FastAPI/Postgres/Kafka) alongside the rest of the engineers on the squads

As the lead engineer you will be working closely with the broader cross-functional team (Product, Design, Operations, Sales) to build reliable and delightful products that address the real pain points of businesses operating in the growing remote talent market. As a mentor you will upskill less senior engineers by writing quality code yourself, leading our weekly learning sessions, conduct quality code reviews, encourage best practices by automatic trivial controls

Fully remote role

Opportunity to work on integral-scale systems and products

Real problems, integral impact, and the chance to help redefine how the world works

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📌 Senior Staff Backend Engineer (Leganés)
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