Planet

Senior Software Engineer

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4 hours ago
Berlin, Germany +2 moreSenior

Responsibilities

  • Build, deploy, and maintain performant distributed services and highly available APIs using Go, Java, and/or Python.
  • Collaborate with engineers and product managers across cross-functional teams to align product and engineering goals.
  • Write maintainable, observable, well-documented production code and participate in code reviews.
  • Operate APIs and services using Site Reliability Engineering practices, including performance measurement, load testing, alert and dashboard tuning, runbooks, and incident response.
  • Participate in rapid-response on-call rotations for internal and external services.
  • Use AI tooling responsibly throughout the software development lifecycle.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of production software development experience, preferably with Python, Java, and/or Go.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Geosciences, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Knowledge of software engineering best practices, development methodologies, collaborative design processes, and code review.
  • Familiarity with GCP or AWS, diverse data storage systems, Git, large codebases, complex CI/CD pipelines, and Docker containers.
  • Strong teamwork, written and verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving, and independent learning skills.

Benefits

  • Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and company-wide days off.
  • Employee Wellness Program, home office reimbursement, and monthly phone and internet reimbursement.
  • Tuition reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning.
  • Equity and volunteering paid time off.
  • Full-time hybrid work requiring three days per week in the Berlin, Haarlem, or Ljubljana office.
  • The application deadline is December 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CET.
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