Senior Backend Engineer | SpringWater team | Based in Europe

Senior Backend Engineer | SpringWater team | Based in Europe. Build and maintain backend features, improve and maintain data pipeline, build internal dashboards and reports. High-impact ownership in a small team working closely with leadership.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails, or solid Python/TypeScript skills with a genuine willingness to learn our stack
• Strong SQL skills, including writing complex queries, optimizing slow queries, and working with both PostgreSQL and BigQuery in production environments
• Experience building and maintaining REST APIs and background job systems (e.g., Sidekiq, Celery, or similar)
• Experience building internal tooling and dashboards - revenue reports, payout summaries, cohort analyses, or similar business-facing data products
• Async-first, high-ownership work style
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools (such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar)

Benefits

• Real impact: High-impact ownership in a small team working closely with leadership
• Growth ownership: High autonomy over your domain, with the trust and resources to execute well
• Flexibility: Remote-first setup
• Growth support: Real room to grow, with a learning budget to improve execution
• Flat structure: Direct access to decision-makers, and the ability to influence direction without layers of approval