Senior Backend Engineer

We are looking for a senior engineer to strengthen our team and help develop and implement new features. This is a highly impactful role, you will be in charge of a variety of systems that directly impact customer experience and helps people on their personal health journey. This is a hybrid role, based in Berlin. The role is based in Berlin and ideal for someone who enjoys balancing in-person collaboration with remote focus. Our hybrid work model means we're typically in the office a couple of days per week. Please note that to be considered for this position, candidates must have a valid work authorization for Germany and either currently reside in Berlin or be willing to relocate without company sponsorship, and must already hold valid German work permission.

• Design and develop scalable and resilient solutions across the entire product offering
• Design and build our APIs
• Work closely with the rest of the product organization to support our customers and community
• Continuously improve our codebase, systems, and processes
• Help define our processes, tech stack and system architecture

• Experience in API development (RESTful) and event driven services.
• Proficiency  with Node.js, Typescript and any other prominently used programming languages (bonus points for Go, Rust or Python)
• Experience developing for a containerized infrastructure
• Experience operating at scale
• Demonstrable working knowledge of scalable and fault tolerant client/server architecture
• Experience building and maintaining server/back-end architecture for mobile or PC platforms.
• A habit of writing super-clean, encapsulated, and well documented code in a TDD-fashion
• Experience with all phases of product development lifecycle, including requirements definition, specifications, development, test, product release, and sustaining engineering.

Life is too precious to care too little or too late or depend on someone else. Health is our most precious gift. Life could be longer and healthier with access to prevention & functional insights. We offer a better experience & educate people on the benefits of prevention. Aware will become the go-to platform to improve personal health and promote prevention powered by collective intelligence, cutting-edge science & good will.

• We are an experienced, diverse and inclusive team that has built products at scale that serve millions of customers.
• Aware is backed by some of the leading investors in healthcare, giving us all the tools, expertise and resources needed to change the face of preventative healthcare.
• We’ll give you the autonomy, ownership and access to not only contribute in your own domain, but to help us shape the company. 
• Aware is based in Berlin and has a thriving hybrid culture. We place a high value on using our Studio for collaboration, co-creation and conversation, whilst ensuring every team member has enough time for deep work, done remotely.

• Competitive compensation
• Virtual stock options, so you can not only contribute to, but also participate in the success of the company
• Regular health checkups!
• All-inclusive team off-sites
• Best-in-class hardware and software. We will provide whatever you need to do your best work.
• Education stipend: You’re encouraged to buy books, courses, and other resources you need to continue learning and development.