Phiture is a mobile growth consultancy working with leading apps like Adobe, Headspace, and LEGO®.
The company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a strong backend foundation and a startup mindset to join the Growth & Insights team.
The role involves supporting and evolving two actively growing SaaS platforms: ASAI and Press Play.
Responsibilities include resolving live incidents, managing ad hoc stakeholder requests, building new features, and evolving existing ones.
The engineer will work on reducing technical debt and improving system reliability through pragmatic problem-solving.
The position requires switching between short-term reactive work and longer-term proactive work.
The engineer will work hands-on with relational and NoSQL databases, particularly MySQL and BigQuery.
Collaboration with engineers, analysts, product managers, and the team lead is essential.
The role includes building and maintaining a healthy DevOps pipeline across GCP, with ownership over incident response, app stability, and API performance.
Contribution to team practices such as testing, documentation, and coding standards is expected.
Requirements:
Candidates must have 6+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development, preferably in fast-paced or startup environments.
Experience with AI coding tools like Copilot, Cursor, or Windsurf is required.
Strong expertise in Python, including FastAPI, Pydantic, async processing, and scheduling tools like Composer/Airflow is necessary.
Solid knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and React is essential.
Candidates should be comfortable navigating cloud environments, preferably Google Cloud Platform.
Deep experience with database design and management, including relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL) and NoSQL systems (especially Google BigQuery) is required.
Skills in query optimization, data modeling, and debugging performance bottlenecks are necessary.
Hands-on experience with API design, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and automated testing (unit + E2E frameworks) is expected.
Sharp debugging skills and a solutions-oriented mindset are essential for resolving system issues.
Confidence in ownership, independent delivery, and navigating ambiguity is required.
Benefits:
The position offers unlimited remote work within the home country (for EMEA region) and up to 90 days of international remote work each year.
There is an opportunity to boost salary through a quarterly bonus scheme and share in the company's financial success.
Full and free mental health support from licensed therapists is provided through a partnership with Oliva.
Regular team events and a yearly all-expenses-paid company offsite are included.
A yearly €1,000 budget for personal development is offered.
Employees receive 10 learning hours a month to focus on personal and professional growth during working hours.
Flexible working hours are available to accommodate individual working patterns.
Up to 30 days of paid vacation every year, plus additional days for special occasions, are provided.
An individual career roadmap and personal development plan support a progressive learning curve.
A flexible working space at the spacious, pet-friendly headquarters in Berlin is available.
An onboarding package with branded Phiture gear and a company MacBook is included.
A monthly remote work cash allowance is provided to enhance home office space, along with a monitor and desk chair.
Employees receive birthday, anniversary, and seasonal gifts from responsibly sourced local businesses.
