Senior Backend Engineer, Django

workandtravelguide.org

Senior Backend Engineer developing backend systems and APIs at Work & Travel Guide. Join a fast-growing startup to build a product that enhances travel experiences.

Posted 5/10/2026full-timeFrankfurt • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DjangoGoReactRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maximum impact: You will work on core systems across backend, frontend, architecture, and deployments - the systems that support both the product and the company.
Fast-growing responsibility: If you deliver, your scope will grow quickly. You can move from owning individual components to leading architecture, owning processes, and eventually helping build a team.
You will work closely with the CTO. Short communication lines, fast decisions, and real technical leadership.
Tasks Backend & APIs - Django (main focus) Build and continuously improve backend systems and APIs in Django.
Take ownership of architecture decisions around scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Frontend - React (experience with any other frontend technology is fine) Build features in the React frontend, including UI, state management, and backend integration.
Improve performance and developer experience.
Design clean interfaces between frontend and backend.
Engineering Excellence Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
Consistently apply clean code, design patterns, and strong system design principles.
Refactor larger parts of the codebase to improve long-term maintainability, using modern tools such as Claude Code.
Systematically expand testing and QA, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing depending on the area.
AI-supported Productivity Actively use and improve AI-assisted development workflows to iterate faster, increase quality, and automate repetitive work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in backend development.
Some frontend experience in any framework is preferred.
Excellent backend skills, especially with Django, APIs, and data models.
Solid understanding of architecture, design patterns, and clean code principles.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD, including build pipelines, tests, deployments, and release processes.
Strong testing and QA practices.
Familiarity with modern toolchains and workflows, including AI-assisted development.
Bonus Experience with Go and/or Rust, or strong curiosity to learn them, as we plan to expand parts of the system in that direction over time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote option , or work from our office in Frankfurt, Germany — whatever you prefer.
High autonomy and ownership : you influence decisions and build end-to-end.
Direct collaboration with the CTO : short feedback loops, fast decisions, and real technical leadership.
Your ideas matter : small team, big impact, fast iteration.
Retreats and workations : you are invited to come join us for workations in interesting and inspiring places all around the world regularly.
Strong engineering culture : clean architecture, code reviews, testing, and observability.
AI at the core : modern AI tooling stacks, used only where they truly make sense.
Stock option program for employees who stand out through exceptional talent and commitment.

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Hard Skills & Tools

DjangoAPIsReactCI/CDclean codedesign patternstestingQAGoRust

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationownershipcollaborationproblem-solving