EmmaEM

Backend Software Engineer

We’re on a mission to lead, disrupt, and reinvent the sleep industry Our mission is to help people understand the importance of sleep in our daily lives and we will continue creating products that combine our world-class German engineering together with Europe wide manufacturing.

Emma

Employee count: 501-1000

Germany only
Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we’ve become the world’s largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 35 countries with more than 25 stores across Europe. Recommended by leading consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, we develop the best sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day.
At Emma, we are a community of smart, driven people, united by a strong culture of collaboration, teamwork, and knowledge sharing. We think big, take ownership, and are empowered to drive meaningful impact. Through hands-on experience, mentorship, and continuous learning, we drive our own growth and learning. With Emmies from over 60 nationalities and offices across multiple regions, our diverse perspectives enrich our workplace culture. Ready to shape the future of sleep with us? Let’s make it happen!
We are seeking a talented and motivated Backend Software Engineer to join our dynamic team.
As a Backend Engineer, you will help design, develop, and maintain high-performance APIs and systems that power our global fulfillment operations. Working closely with senior engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders, you'll play an important role in delivering scalable backend services that drive real impact for our customers.

What you'll do:

  • You will contribute to building and maintaining backend services in Go, supporting our fulfillment and logistics systems across multiple markets.
  • You will develop robust REST APIs and help integrate our backend with internal systems and external partners.
  • You will work with AWS services such as SNS, SQS, RDS to build event-driven, scalable solutions.
  • You will collaborate with your team to ensure high code quality through testing, code reviews, and continuous integration.
  • You will take ownership of the full lifecycle of software development. Design, coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
  • You will work in an agile, cross-functional team where knowledge sharing, feedback, and continuous improvement are part of our everyday work.
  • You will contribute ideas and help identify opportunities for technical and process improvements.

Who we're looking for:

  • You are eager to learn, open to mentorship, and excited to grow your technical and business understanding.
  • You have hands-on experience with backend development, ideally using Go (Golang) or are enthusiastic about learning it quickly.
  • You are familiar with event-driven architectures, have worked with cloud-based environments, ideally AWS and Kubernetes.
  • You understand the basics of building and maintaining RESTful APIs and are comfortable working with distributed systems.
  • You have some experience in integrating systems via messaging services like SNS/SQS, Kafka, or similar tools.
  • You are comfortable with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and have a basic understanding of monitoring and operational best practices.
  • You have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • You are a team player who thrives in a collaborative, open-minded, and feedback-rich environment.

What we offer:

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • A combination of personal and company growth to accelerate your career and help you reach your goals.
  • A career development path with access to mentorship, training, and learning resources tailored to your growth.
  • The opportunity to work on exciting and impactful projects with a collaborative, international team.
  • A culture that values innovation and initiative, where your ideas and contributions are encouraged and appreciated.
  • The chance to learn from experienced professionals across disciplines and participate in team-building and company-wide events.

Become an Emmie

Emma is transforming the world of sleep - and we want the highest-performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to go all in. Only if you're willing to question, disrupt, innovate, and create from the ground up. ​
We proudly celebrate diversity. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however, we are currently receiving a large number of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!

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Germany +/- 0 hours

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Emma

Company size

501-1000 employees

Founded in

2013

Chief executive officer

Dennis Schmoltzi

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