Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- IT, DevOps, Back End
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop backend services for our applications, implement user-centered features, and make key technical decisions regarding system architecture.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As Backend Engineer (m/f/d) you will own a key position on our engineering team, building the software that powers Bliq's driverless operations.
- You'll work across a range of product-facing and internal systems, including backend services and web applications, helping shape both what we build and how we build it.
- Implementieren Sie innovative, benutzerorientierte Funktionen, die auf Nutzerfeedback und unserer Produkt-Roadmap basieren, sowohl in Backend-Systemen als auch in Webanwendungen.
- Develop and architect backend services and internal tooling that support our driverless stack.
- Führen Sie wichtige technologische Entscheidungen im Bereich Systemarchitektur und des umfassenderen Tech-Stacks.
- Use AI tools thoughtfully to boost your own productivity and the team's, not as a replacement for engineering judgment, but as a force multiplier for shipping faster and better.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- A proven track record of at least 5 years of post-degree professional software delivery using JavaScript/TypeScript as part of an engineering team.
- Degree-level education in a technical major, preferably Computer Science.
Qualifications
- You are right for this role if you are an entrepreneur at heart and always build with the bigger picture in mind.
- You are right if you embrace the opportunity of joining a company still moving fast and redefining its product.
- You should apply immediately if you are not afraid to work hands-on and deeply involve yourself in every single aspect of building a successful product.
- Ability to take ownership of technical challenges and turn them into reliable shipped solutions.
- Bonus: curiosity about or prior exposure to autonomous vehicle systems, fleet management, or safety-critical software.
- Self-motivated attitude, energetic & entrepreneurial.
- Focused on getting things done rather than perfecting them.
- Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
Experience
- Strong backend, systems, or DevOps engineering experience.
- Vertrautheit und Erfahrung mit unserem Kern-Stack, der auf Node.js und MongoDB basiert.
- Hands-on experience building web applications, ideally with React or similar frontend frameworks.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, distributed systems, Linux-based environments, networking, containers, or infrastructure automation.
- Practical experience using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate development with the judgment to know when and how much to rely on them.
- Ideally previous experience in a startup-like or fast-moving product environment.
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What we offer
- Be vital in building a real driverless vehicle operation from scratch.
- Your code goes into vehicles and the systems around them quickly.
- Help define the architecture, not just implement it.
- Work directly with the founders.
- No politics, no corporate layers, no endless meetings.
- Massive ownership from day one.
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity for exceptional people.
- Based in Berlin, building globally relevant technology.
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Bliq
Bliq is a technology-driven company based in Berlin that assists gig workers in the transport sector in organizing their workflows across various platform jobs. Originally started as a ride-hailing provider, the company has transformed into a service provider for driverless mobility and operates in several European markets. Bliq promotes the efficient operation of its driverless services through the development of backend services and web applications.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Industry
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
backend engineer
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
