Senior Backend Engineer – Data Platform
osapiens
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: München • Germany
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About the role
- Build the data services and infrastructure that power our geospatial intelligence platform.
- Design and implement **scalable backend services using TypeScript**
- Build systems for **ingesting, storing, and serving large geospatial datasets**
- Develop **data pipelines and APIs** that deliver machine learning results and geospatial data to the platform
- Work with **high-throughput NoSQL databases such as Cassandra or Scylla**
- Design data architectures capable of handling **petabyte-scale satellite datasets**
- Optimize backend systems for **large-scale spatial queries and time-series data**
- Collaborate closely with **ML engineers, frontend developers, and geospatial analysts**
- Own backend features **end-to-end**, from system design to production deployment
- Contribute to architectural decisions as we scale our platform and data infrastructure
Requirements
- Strong backend development experience using **TypeScript**
- Experience building **data-intensive backend services**
- Experience working with **distributed or NoSQL databases** such as **Apache Cassandra or Scylla**
- Solid understanding of **scalable system design and data architecture**
- Experience designing **APIs and backend services for large-scale applications**
- A strong **product mindset** and ability to think beyond implementation
- Experience working in **agile teams**
- Language requirements:
- **English (C1 and above)**
- **German (B1 and above)**
- Nice to have:
- Experience with **Java-based backend systems**
- Experience working with **geospatial or environmental data**
- Experience with **data pipelines or machine learning systems**
- Experience operating systems handling **large-scale datasets**
Benefits
- Work on technology helping companies **protect forests and ecosystems**
- Build systems combining **AI, satellite data, and geospatial intelligence**
- Solve engineering challenges involving **massive datasets and distributed data infrastructure**
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of **engineers, ML specialists, and geospatial analysts**
- Join a **fast-moving team with strong ownership and short decision paths**
- Work from our Munich office near **Sendlinger Tor** with around **40 colleagues**
- Regular **demo lunches and knowledge-sharing sessions**
- Hybrid work setup with strong in-person collaboration
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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptdata pipelinesAPIsNoSQL databasesCassandraScyllascalable system designdata architecturelarge-scale applicationsJava
Soft Skills
product mindsetcollaborationagile teamworkend-to-end ownership