Senior Backend API Engineer

<div><strong>Odaseva</strong> provides enterprise data management and security solutions that help organizations exercise sovereignty over their critical data.</div> <div>Companies representing 10% of global market capitalization trust Odaseva, including Schneider Electric, Volkswagen and Robert Half.</div> <div>Its Excalibur Data Platform enables customers to protect, secure, move, and use data and code independently of application vendors.</div> <div>The platform supports complex and high-volume use cases, including backup, archiving, zero-copy, BCDR &amp; High Availability, data federation, and semantic AI orchestration.</div> <div>Customer-controlled end-to-end encryption raises the bar for enterprise security.</div> <div>With 11 patents, <strong>Odaseva</strong> manages 50 trillion records and supports 100 million users.&nbsp;</div><br><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong><br><div> <li> <p><strong>Backend Development:</strong> Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs, from technical design to production.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Architecture &amp; Scale:</strong> Own complex features and sub-systems spanning multiple services, designed for large data volumes, multi-tenancy, performance, and cost in the cloud.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Production Ownership:</strong> Investigate issues across systems, profile and optimize production code, and spot risks before they reach customers.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>AI-Augmented Engineering:</strong> Use AI tooling in your daily work, with the judgment to steer, review, and challenge what it produces.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Technical Leadership:</strong> Raise the team's practices and code health through design proposals, code reviews, and mentoring.</p> </li> </div><br><strong>Required qualifications</strong><br><div> <li>Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant field.</li> <li> <p>7+ years of hands-on backend development, with a track record of owning significant features from design through delivery.</p> </li> <li> <p>Deep expertise in <strong>at least one backend language</strong> among Node.js/TypeScript, PHP, Go, or Python; production experience with <strong>two or more</strong> is a strong plus.</p> </li> <li> <p>Proven ability to get up to speed quickly on complex systems and take ownership of key parts of them, whether building from scratch or evolving what exists.</p> </li> <li> <p>Strong fundamentals in software design and distributed systems: event-driven architectures, queues, database performance, testing.</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience with AWS (serverless, containers, IaC) and observability tooling. Salesforce experience is a plus.</p> </li> <li> <p>Equivalent engineering school degree or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.</p> </li> <li> <p>Fluent in English and French, with clear communication, ownership mindset, and strong collaborative skills.</p> </li> </div><br><strong>Where You'll Be</strong><br><div> <li>Based in Paris (75002), France.</li> <li>Hybrid: 3 days in the office / 2 days remote work.</li> <li>Full time permanent contract position.</li> </div><div> <div><strong>Who We Are</strong></div> <div>At <strong>Odaseva</strong>, we believe in fostering an inclusive, supportive work environment where talented people can innovate and grow. Our culture is built on being <strong>smart, humble, hardworking, and above all—collaborative</strong>.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Our <strong>core values</strong> define who we are: <strong>Trust, Customer Centricity, Engagement, Excellence, Continuous Innovation, and Teamwork</strong>.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Inclusive &amp; Diverse</strong> – We champion equality and embrace diversity.</div> <div><strong>Supportive &amp; Collaborative</strong> – A team of smart, kind professionals who uplift each other through teamwork, not competition.</div> <div><strong>Excellence with a Casual Touch</strong> – High professional standards in a relaxed, approachable work culture.</div> <div><strong>Impact-Driven</strong> – A place where you can truly make a difference and advance your career.</div> <div><strong>Innovators in Data &amp; Cloud</strong> – Leading the way in cutting-edge technology and solutions.</div> <div><strong>Competitive &amp; Rewarding</strong> – Offering industry-leading compensation and benefits.</div> <div><strong>Truly Global</strong> – With offices in <strong>Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, and London</strong>, and a worldwide presence.</div> <div><strong>Flexible Work Environment</strong> – We support a hybrid, flexible office culture.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>At Odaseva, we are an <strong>Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer</strong>. We consider all applicants for employment <strong>regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status</strong>.</div> </div><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.fr/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in France</a> on Arbeitnow</a>