Senior Backend Engineer

At CampfireFM, we're on a mission to build a podcast community platform. As huge podcast nerds ourselves, we believe that the communities around podcasts deserve a dedicated home — and we're here to create it. For this mission we’re currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer.

• Develop and maintain backend services using Django and Kubernetes

• Build solid APIs for our mobile clients and our web based creator platform in close collaboration with our client developers

• Ensure high standards of code quality, security, scalability and performance

• Write and maintain unit, integration and end-to-end tests

• Identify and implement improvements in development processes and practices

• Actively participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment activities

• Participate in system architecture discussions and help shape the technical direction of the platform

• Actively participate in code reviews and support knowledge sharing across the team

• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including 4+ years in a senior backend engineering role using django

• Proven track record of building APIs using Django Rest Framework

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control workflows (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)

• Familiarity with managing infrastructure as code

• Experience with testing best practices and tools (Pytest, Django TestCase, Factory Boy, etc.)

• Strong communication skills and proven ability to work effectively in a remote team

• Full-stack experience preferred, experience in next.js/typescript/tailwind is a plus

• Fluent in English (must) and German (preferred)

• Must be based in Germany, preferably in or around Berlin