Senior Backend Architect (Remote)

Senior Backend Architect

About the company

Glocomms 388,762 followers Professional Services 1,001-5,000 employees 100 on LinkedIn Extraordinary technological changes continue to drive the next chapter in human development. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is fundamentally disrupting how we live, work and relate to one another; fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds. There has never been a more significant time to work in technology. At Glocomms, we are proud to be a leading specialist talent partner in this thriving sector. Founded in 2013, we help clients solve the number one challenge: talent. Today, we provide permanent, contract and multi-hire recruitment solutions across commercial services, enterprise solutions, cloud & infrastructure, cyber security, development & engineering, and data & analyticsIf you would like to talk to us about your current talent needs, please request a call back here and one of our specialist consultants will call you back to discuss your hiring needs: https://www.glocomms.com/request-a-call-back … Interested in working with us in the future? Members who share that they’re interested in a company may be 2x as likely to get a message from a recruiter than those who don’t. Learn moreLearn more about Interested in working for our company

Job Summary

This is a strategic architecture role for a senior backend engineer who enjoys working on a conceptual level, shaping scalable systems, and guiding engineering teams. The company operates a microservice-based architecture and uses Elixir in the backend, but language expertise is flexible - what matters most is your ability to design robust, scalable systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the backend architecture across distributed services
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align technical vision
• Guide API design and integration strategies
• Ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance of backend systems
• Act as a sparring partner for backend developers and platform engineers

Requirements / Qualifications

• Strong experience designing backend systems at scale
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and API architecture
• Ability to work conceptually and guide implementation teams
• Clear communicator who can align stakeholders and developers
• Comfortable in dynamic, fast-paced environments

Location

Germany, Remote: On

Employment Type

Full Time