Backend Engineer (Retail Media)

TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Retail Media): Building and scaling the hirify.global Retail Media Platform with an accent on high-performance services and APIs. Focus on designing scalable distributed systems that bridge physical retail hardware with digital programmatic ecosystems.

Location: Europe

Company

hirify.global has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance services and APIs for the Retail Media Platform.
• Develop the core application that processes high-throughput event streams from IoT devices.
• Set the technical direction for scalable, distributed systems.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and AI teams to translate complex business logic into technical solutions.
• Ensure comprehensive observability, monitoring, and performance tuning for mission-critical systems.
• Contribute to a senior team through peer reviews and collaborative system design.

Requirements

• Technical Expertise: 5-8+ years of experience developing high-performance backend systems in cloud-native architectures, with a deep mastery of Go.
• A deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proven track record in building systems that handle high-volume, low-latency ad-serving or real-time event processing.
• Experience or a strong interest in integrating software with physical hardware, sensors, or IoT ecosystems.
• Experience with or a strong desire to use GenAI tools (Cursor, LLMs) to optimize development speed and code quality.
• Ability to articulate complex technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in an international environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Support your long-term financial security with our Allianz Corporate Pension Scheme.
• Pick what matters most to you in our Personalized Benefits Platform, with a budget of €100/month.
• Support your mental well-being with our Nilo Health Workplace Mental Health Solution.
• Boost your professional knowledge with our annual training budget & internal webinars, and level up your language skills through our German/English classes.
• Recharge with 27 paid vacation days + 3 Wellness days throughout the year, in addition to the public holidays.