Job description
Backend Engineer (m/f/d)
Company Overview
At bookingkit, Europe's leading booking and reservation software for tours and activities, big changes are on the horizon. Our goal by 2030 is to create an AI-powered Success Platform enabling Attractions like museums, sights, and theme parks to grow ticket sales and simplify ticket operations. And that's where you come in: you, as a Backend Software Engineer (m/f/d) to drive us forward on this exciting journey.
This is a full-time (40h/week) position. Hybrid or remote, the work setup choice is yours!
Job Summary
You will lead the technical design and implementation of new partner integrations and platform features, blending technical expertise with product management to own the end-to-end delivery and business impact of your work. You will own the full lifecycle of your services—from development and deployment to production monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical design and implementation of partner integrations.
- Own service lifecycle: develop, deploy, monitor, alert, and respond to incidents.
- Manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform (IaC).
- Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation for internal teams and partners.
- Use AI agents and tools to automate infrastructure, log analysis, and performance monitoring.
- Optimize system performance and ensure high availability of integration services.
Requirements / Qualifications
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on backend development.
- Strong API & Integration Experience: Deep understanding of RESTful API design, HTTP, authentication/OAuth, and webhook management.
- GraphQL Familiarity: You understand GraphQL concepts, as this is required to interact effectively with the APIs of our partners.
- DevOps/Cloud Skills: Proven experience with AWS (e.g., ECS, Lambda, RDS), CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Observability: Strong experience setting up and maintaining monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog).
- Technical Documentation: Ability to translate complex system designs into clear, actionable documentation.
- Solid experience with modern backend languages (e.g., PHP/Laravel and Node.js/TypeScript).
- Expertise in database design (MySQL, NoSQL) and optimizing queries for large-scale data.
- AI-based automation: Proficiency in integrating and leveraging AI-assisted programming and agents in your daily workflow.
- Fluency in English, with strong communication skills for customer and partner-facing situations.
- Experience with containerization (Docker).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building "connector" layers or integration platforms.
- Familiarity with travel industry and booking platform connectivity standards (e.g., OCTO).
- Knowledge of e-commerce platforms, payment processing, or accounting data structures.
- Experience building agentic applications.
- Additional European languages - especially German or Italian - are a plus.
- Experience with technical product management, bridging the gap between engineering and business outcomes.
Salary & Benefits
- Remote Work: Enjoy a 100% remote work setup, with the option to join colleagues in our Berlin office. Our Mobile Work Abroad policy also allows you to work from almost anywhere in the world for up to 5 months in the year.
- 28 Vacation Days + Tenure: Start with 28 vacation days per year, and earn an extra vacation day each year on your anniversary date (up to a maximum of 31 days).
- Public Transportation Subsidy: We cover more than 50% of your public transportation costs in Germany.
- Gym Subsidy: Get subsidized memberships for Urban Sports Club (more than 40%) and Wellhub (100%!) in Germany.
- Annual Private Travel Subsidy: Receive up to €156 annually for private travel.
- Corporate Discounts: Enjoy discounts through partnerships with companies like GetYourGuide.
- Flat Communication: Join a culture that values open communication and accessibility between teams and leads.
- Team Events: Enjoy regular BBQs in Berlin, summer and winter events, and reunions with former employees.
- Airport/Train Office Day: Work during travel even if you’re unable to take calls.
- Extra Charity Day: Take an extra day of leave in the year for charity work.
- Child Sick Days: Receive 10 days of paid leave for child sickness.
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Remote)
Employment Type
Full-time
