(Senior) Backend Engineer – Golang

<h2>The essentials</h2><p><strong>Team:</strong> Product & Engineering</p><p><strong>Start date:</strong> As soon as possible</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Berlin — hybrid, 3 days in the office</p><p><strong>Working language:</strong> English (German: a plus)</p><p><strong>Salary band:</strong> Shared before your first interview</p><h2>Your impact</h2><p>As <strong>(Senior) Backend Engineer</strong> at Gymondo, you build and improve the scalable backend systems that power our platform for hundreds of thousands of active users. You work with a modern tech stack, establish new services using clean architecture principles, and help translate legacy concepts into maintainable, future-proof code. Your work directly shapes the technical foundation that enables Gymondo to grow — reliably, efficiently and at scale.</p><h2>What you’ll drive</h2><ul><li><p>You build, improve and maintain scalable backend services using Golang and Gin-Gonic, following clean architecture and established design patterns</p></li><li><p>You design and implement REST APIs following OpenAPI standards, with a focus on clarity, reliability and long-term maintainability</p></li><li><p>You contribute to our microservice architecture — working on reliability, scaling, stateless applications and event-driven systems</p></li><li><p>You rebuild legacy concepts and translate them into well-known programming patterns with transparent and maintainable business logic</p></li><li><p>You develop data-driven features and are involved in all stages of the development process — from design to deployment</p></li><li><p>You work on our scalable, automated infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform</p></li><li><p>You participate in peer code reviews, write unit tests and champion agile development practices</p></li><li><p>You share knowledge, discuss better solutions openly and grow together with the team</p></li></ul><h2>What defines you</h2><h3>Must-have</h3><ul><li><p>4+ years of professional experience in backend-focused development, including infrastructure</p></li><li><p>3+ years contributing to microservice architectures with a focus on reliability, scaling, stateless applications, event-driven systems and clean architecture</p></li><li><p>3+ years designing REST APIs following OpenAPI standards</p></li><li><p>Proven hands-on experience with Golang and Gin-Gonic</p></li><li><p>Ability to design proof of concepts and prototypes</p></li><li><p>Standardised coding practices: peer code reviews, unit testing and a preference for agile development</p></li><li><p>An open mindset and genuine interest in state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies</p></li><li><p>Fluent English</p></li></ul><h3>Nice-to-have</h3><ul><li><p>Experience with JVM languages (Kotlin / Java) and frameworks such as Ktor, Spring or Node.js</p></li><li><p>A Product Engineer mindset: balancing technical excellence with business impact, proactively identifying trade-offs that prioritise user value and speed-to-market without compromising long-term system health</p></li><li><p>Strong communication skills across the Product & Engineering team and additional stakeholders</p></li><li><p>A collaborative, humble approach — you promote good relationships in your guild and are always willing to learn from others</p></li></ul><h2>Our tech stack</h2><p>Golang, Kotlin, Node.js, Java 17 · Gin-Gonic, Ktor, NestJS, Spring Boot · Elasticsearch, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis · Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes · Event-Driven Architecture · AWS</p><h2>Benefits</h2><p>Success requires positive energy. That's why we ensure the right conditions are in place — physically, mentally, and within the team:</p><ul><li><p>🏖️ 30 days of vacation per year + Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve as additional paid days off</p></li><li><p>🏠 Hybrid working model — 60% in the office, 40% from home, applicable to all working hours</p></li><li><p>🌍 Up to 4 weeks of work from abroad per year (Berlin-based roles)</p></li><li><p>🏋️ Free Urban Sports Club M membership & access to Nilo Health for mental health and personal development</p></li><li><p>📱 Free access to 7Mind, Gymondo & Buddyfit — our own digital wellbeing products</p></li><li><p>🚲 €30 monthly mobility budget via Navit</p></li><li><p>📚 €1,000 annual training budget + a wide range of opportunities for personal growth and development</p></li><li><p>👨👩👧 Family-friendly benefits — childcare costs & paid sick days for children</p></li><li><p>🍎 The office classics — fruit & vegetable basket, muesli & yogurt (also vegan), drinks & snacks</p></li><li><p>🐶 Pet-friendly office — four-legged colleagues are very welcome!</p></li></ul><p>These benefits apply to full-time and part-time permanent employees. Working students and interns receive a pro-rated selection.</p><h2>People who make things happen</h2><p>Gymondo is one of the leading digital fitness and nutrition platforms in the DACH region — with over 2,000 workouts, holistic training programmes and smart nutrition plans. As part of 7NXT Health Group, we help millions of people make movement a lasting part of their everyday lives.</p><p>Our team pushes each other, thinks critically and grows together. We take responsibility — for our users, our products and our planet.</p><h2>Everyone counts</h2><p>We welcome what makes you unique.</p><p>At Gymondo we believe in diversity, openness and team spirit. No matter which gender you identify with, whether you have a disability, what your neurotype is, where you come from, what you believe in or how you love — you are welcome here.</p><p>Don’t meet all the criteria? No problem — if you’d like to help shape the future of fitness & wellbeing with us, we look forward to your application.</p><p>Need a more accessible process or have questions? Write to us — we’ll find a way.</p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>