Lead Backend Engineer fmx

Who we are

We are the leading independent ecommerce logistics platform in Europe that provides scalable fulfillment services for ecommerce businesses and fastgrowing D2C brands. From warehousing picking and packing delivery and returns management we take care of the whole order fulfillment process for online shops. By using our solution retailers get access to a broad network of warehouses across Europe which are all interconnected via our software. This enables ecommerce retailers to manage their whole logistics with our powerful allinone tool in the fastest and most efficient way possible. As a result merchants can improve their delivery speed reduce logistics costs and optimize product availability.

As a scaleup company with several offices across Europe we are always looking for talented team players who are eager to help us shape the future of ecommerce logistics; and this is where you come into play.

As Lead Backend Engineer you will

• Technical Leadership:
  • Provide technical leadership to your team: review code formulate solutions and offer technical guidance and mentorship.
  • Lead architecture discussions and contribute to enhancing the developer experience.
  • Oversee the implementation and testing of solutions.
    Project Ownership:
  • Own business requirements and work independently to solve problems.
  • Understand business needs provide estimations translate them into technical requirements and lead implementation.
    Development and Maintenance:
  • Design develop and maintain backend services and microservices architecture.
  • Utilise our tech stack: Python Flask SQLAlchemy Marshmallow Postgres RQ SQS GitHub.
  • Participate in a weekly oncall rota with other backend developers (normal business hours only)
    Collaboration and Communication:
  • Communicate clearly and effectively with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
  • Work within a crossfunctional team of developers and product managers to design features and solutions for our warehouse fulfilment software.
    Infrastructure and Monitoring:
  • Manage and deploy microservices using Kubernetes on AWS
  • Use monitoring and logging tools such as Sentry Grafana and Loki.
    Agile Practices:
  • Embrace and implement agile methodologies CI/CD and modern development practices.

This is what you will need to succeed

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of backend development experience with at least 3 years in Python.
• Proven ability to own business requirements and independently solve complex problems.
• Past experience with agile practices CI/CD deployment and monitoring.

Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Python Flask and Postgres.
• Experience with RQ and SQS.
• Familiarity with GitHub and version control practices.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Experience with Kubernetes on AWS and containerised applications.
• Proficiency in monitoring and logging tools such as Sentry Grafana and Loki.

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication skills: ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to mentor and lead midlevel developers.
• Comfortable with honest feedback you are not afraid to give and receive it.
• Constructive can do attitude to problemsolving

This is what is it in for you

• Training budget. We care About Your development! At byrd we are committed to the growth and wellbeing of our employees. Every byrdie is granted an annual training budget that can be used for a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities. Whether youre looking to enhance your skills pursue new areas of interest or focus on your mental health our training budget supports your journey.
• Byrds Career Path: Join a company where you can grow! At byrd we believe in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth. We offer a clear career path that allows every byrdie to develop and advance within the company. Whether youre aiming to enhance your skills take on new responsibilities or explore different roles we support your career journey with ample opportunities for progression and personal development.
• Gym membership package. We want our employees to be healthy happy and wellrested. Our workrelated activities are diversified; our movement is not. In order to create a balance we offer gym memberships to colleagues in each of our entities allowing them to keep active & maintain a healthy lifestyle.
• Workcations. We know that flexibility to visit family friends & new places is important and days of annual leave are precious. Thats why we offer colleagues the opportunity to work abroad (for a given period); allowing the good times to roll while your vacation time remains untouched.
• Annual public transport tickets. We offer annual public transportation tickets to employees based in Berlin & Vienna to compensate for the time they spend commuting and as an incentive to opt for the environmentallyfriendly way of commuting to our offices.
• Flexible working. Colleagues based near one of our hubs (Berlin Vienna Barcelona) take advantage of our hybrid working approach (working 2 days a week from the office & up to 3 at home) while we offer fully remote work to colleagues based outside of these locations but still within one of our entities.
• Tech pack and merch. We provide topquality hardware that you need to help byrd move the needle. To top things off we also provide lots of merch to our byrdies to keep us all swagged out.
• Regular team events. We are always happy to meet for team lunches or a small break to unwind and have a (virtual) cup of your favorite brew. In addition teambuilding and celebratory events are at the core of our social gatherings bringing colleagues together to celebrate our achievements and growth.
• Meaningful tasks. With us you will have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that have a direct impact on our company and our customers. You will have an opportunity to work with a team of experienced and passionate professionals that care for you and your contributions to the team.

Last but not least we are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity. Therefore we do not discriminate based on religion skin color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status or disability. Should you wish to learn more about our company culture and our values then feel free to check out our and our page.