Remote Lead/Staff Backend Engineer (Contract - 3-6 months)

Description:

• Join Gorilla as a Lead/Staff Backend Engineer and contribute during a pivotal period of platform scaling and evolution.
• This role involves building the digital backbone of the energy transition by delivering high-performance, data-intensive SaaS solutions for energy companies.
• The position is a contract role for 3–6 months, ideal for a highly experienced backend engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex problems quickly.
• As a Lead/Staff Backend Engineer, you will drive key backend initiatives, improve platform performance, and support the team through a phase of growth and change.
• You will rapidly integrate into the Platform team and lead key backend projects with strategic importance.
• Your responsibilities include designing and evolving core API and data systems that support pricing, forecasting, and analytics applications in high-load, data-intensive environments.
• You will make architectural decisions that ensure scalability, reliability, and resilience while balancing speed with sustainability.
• Providing mentorship and hands-on support to engineers through design reviews, pair programming, and collaborative problem-solving will be part of your role.
• You will drive short-term, cross-functional technical initiatives in close partnership with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers.
• Collaborating with engineering leadership to ensure a smooth transition and long-term maintainability after your engagement is essential.
• You will also contribute to documentation and onboarding/handover materials that support continuity for the permanent team.

Requirements:

• You must have the ability to ramp up quickly and deliver high-impact results in a short time.
• Strong backend expertise, especially with Python, is required, along with fluency in modern design patterns, performance optimization, and testing practices.
• Experience with distributed systems and high-throughput data platforms, particularly in SaaS or data-intensive domains, is necessary.
• Deep knowledge of relational databases and efficient data modeling is essential.
• Solid familiarity with cloud platforms, ideally AWS, infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration is required.
• A strong architectural intuition and the ability to provide clarity in ambiguous technical situations are important.
• You should possess a leadership mindset with the ability to coach others, set quality standards, and foster knowledge sharing.
• Experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and platform reliability best practices is required.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, no-ego approach to team engagement are essential.
• A pragmatic, impact-oriented mindset focusing on what moves the needle is necessary.

Benefits:

• The position offers the opportunity to work remotely from Germany.
• You will be part of a dynamic team contributing to the energy transition and making a significant impact in the industry.
• The role provides a chance to lead and mentor other engineers, enhancing your leadership skills.
• You will have the opportunity to work on high-performance, data-intensive SaaS solutions that are crucial for energy companies.
• The contract duration allows for flexibility and the chance to engage in a fast-paced, evolving environment.