Senior Backend Software Engineer

We operate a platform that transforms browsing into shopping, connecting 200 million shoppers with desirable deals while significantly boosting local sales for hundreds of leading retailers and brands.

Our mission is to help consumers save time and money by making informed shopping decisions, and to support retailers and brands in engaging customers from initial online research through to in-store purchases.

Ready to ignite your career growth with us?

Who We Look For

Millions of users depend daily on the Flipp app to discover deals, save money, and make smarter shopping choices.

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will join a dynamic cross-functional team. This team is responsible for the backend systems powering our iOS and Android applications, ensuring their scalability, security, and reliability.

In this pivotal role, you will take end-to-end ownership of backend services, contribute to the architectural design of large-scale systems, and guide technical decisions within the team.

You will serve as a technical leader through influence, mentoring fellow engineers and elevating the overall engineering standard through exceptional design, code quality, and collaborative practices.

You will work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineering teams within a collaborative, international environment.

What You Will Do

Your responsibilities encompass comprehensive system design, backend development, testing, and technical leadership. A strong focus will be placed on supporting and evolving the distributed backend systems for Flipp and Shopfully's mobile applications.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and evolve scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems within an event-driven microservices architecture.
• Own and advance backend service architecture with a platform mindset, creating reusable services, APIs, and shared components that empower the internal developer community.
• Translate product requirements into clear, well-designed technical solutions, collaborating closely with Product, Design, Quality, and Data teams.
• Manage the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from technical design, estimations, and implementation to testing, deployment, and production support.
• Write clean, robust, and well-tested code, applying SOLID principles, proven design patterns, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices, while actively reducing technical debt.
• Act as a senior technical leader, guiding architectural decisions, mentoring through code reviews, and serving as a point of reference during production incidents.
• Integrate AI-assisted development tools into your daily workflow and help the team adopt effective practices, treating AI tooling as a core component of engineering productivity, not merely an experiment.

What You Will Need

• 7+ years of backend or full-stack development experience in designing and building scalable, reliable backend systems.
• Proven expertise with Go and AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.).
• Strong experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases; experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with event-driven systems and messaging (e.g., Kafka, SQS/SNS).
• Robust system design expertise with hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting production systems.
• Software engineering practices:
  • Strong grasp of clean-code principles and backend design patterns.
  • Experience writing and maintaining automated unit and integration tests.
  • Experience improving CI/CD pipelines and enforcing testable coding practices.
  • Proficient with Git and modern collaboration workflows.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in software workflows, with the ability to articulate benefits, limitations, and lessons learned.

At our company, we value diversity and actively encourage it. We believe a variety of perspectives and backgrounds strengthens us. We focus on potential rather than a "perfect" CV. If this role excites you and you believe you could grow into it—even if you don't tick every single box in the requirements—we'd love to hear from you!

Nice to Have

• Experience with PHP, Serverless Framework, OpenSearch / Elasticsearch, Protobuf, GRPC.
• Experience building backend systems that support mobile applications.
• Experience contributing to shared platforms or organization-wide technical initiatives.
• Exposure to large-scale, distributed systems serving millions of users.
• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source libraries.

Salary Range

€55,000 - €70,000 fixed gross salary per year

Location

While we maintain offices across Europe, our flexible hybrid model empowers you to work where you are most effective. Remote work is available from Italy and Spain.

What You Will Find At Shopfully

• An opportunity to thrive in a rapidly scaling multinational company.
• A vibrant, informal, and inclusive work environment.
• We champion autonomy, flexibility, and a hybrid work model, empowering you to own your work.
• Access to learning opportunities and regular feedback sessions.
• Enjoy our central, modern offices featuring fresh snacks, coffee (including vegan options!), and ergonomic setups.
• Engage in meaningful team events: offsites, happy hours, company parties, and celebrations that unite us beyond daily tasks.
• We provide all the necessary equipment for you to work effectively and set up your workspace, wherever you are.
• Benefit from additional country-specific advantages based on local contracts and practices.

Who We Are

We are a team of 450 individuals (and growing!) representing 30 different nationalities. Our mission is to innovate, and we believe that seeing the world through diverse perspectives is key. This is why building a more diverse team and attracting even more talent are paramount for us.

To Feel At Home In Shopfully You Need

• Progress Over Perfection: We move forward, always. In a fast-moving world, speed with purpose surpasses certainty without action. Momentum matters—not for its own sake, but because it drives results.
• Clarity Through Transparency: We ensure everyone is aligned. We operate in teams, not silos. Transparency provides context, and context enables action. This means we share decisions early, publish work in progress, and document outcomes so others can learn, move faster, and build better.
• Learn Loudly: We grow by doing and by daring. Big bets unlock significant breakthroughs. However, true innovation demands risk, and risk always carries the possibility of failure. This is not a flaw; it is the price of ambition.
• Challenge with Empathy: We speak up, even when it is difficult—because candor demonstrates care and leads to superior outcomes. Listening deeply is how we grow. Disagreeing openly is how we build trust.
• Always Build Better: We are builders—of products, systems, and ideas. More importantly, we are builders of better. "Better" has no finish line; it is a mindset.

If you choose to apply for this specific job position and submit your application, which may include personal data such as your identifying details, contact information, curriculum vitae, cover letter, professional qualifications, and/or employment history, please be informed that your data may be shared with our Affiliates*, including Offerista Group GmbH and Flipp Operations Inc. The aforementioned entities will act as joint controllers for the limited purpose of intra-group sharing related to the evaluation of candidates' applications. This means that your data may be processed by the Affiliate to assess your application and, if deemed suitable, to contact you regarding potential employment opportunities. However, please note that from the moment an Affiliate initiates direct contact with you and engages in any further processing of your personal data beyond the initial intra-group sharing for evaluation purposes, such Affiliate shall act as an independent data controller. In such cases, the processing of your personal data will be subject to the specific privacy policies that can be found here. Affiliates shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with ShopFully SpA and its Affiliates' subsidiaries, meaning any entity which is directly or indirectly controlled by the Affiliates.