Camunda

Software Engineer, Backend - Core/API & Process Automation

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Remote, WorldwideMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve features in the event-sourced Camunda 8 engine and its REST, gRPC, and MCP APIs.
  • Own well-scoped work end-to-end, including implementation, testing, shipping, solution design, and design notes or ADRs.
  • Develop engine features such as process-instance suspension and resumption, AI-agent process control, and variable tracing.
  • Design and consume clean, developer-friendly APIs while preserving backward compatibility for integrations.
  • Identify and optimize processing and data-access inefficiencies across RocksDB, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, and relational/Postgres stores.
  • Add observability, participate in code reviews and testing, address technical debt, and join support or on-call activities as ramp-up progresses.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of professional backend engineering experience.
  • Understanding of event-driven systems and willingness to develop deep expertise in event sourcing and distributed systems, including consistency, ordering, and failure fundamentals.
  • Strong API design instincts, particularly for REST APIs, with awareness of clean contracts and backward compatibility.
  • Product thinking and focus on user outcomes.
  • Ability to work independently, manage time and focus in a remote asynchronous environment, communicate progress, raise blockers, and follow through on commitments.
  • Strong growth drive and willingness to take on unfamiliar and challenging problems.
  • Clear written communication in a remote-first, asynchronous setting.
  • Ability and/or willingness to use Camunda’s product.

Benefits

  • Fully remote and global work arrangement with flexible working time, flexible time off, home-office budget, and coworking-space support.
  • Annual kickoff events, team offsites, Camundi Connection Budgets, meetup contributions, and local gatherings.
  • Locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health mental wellbeing support, and the Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account.
  • Retirement and pension plans, often with company contributions, plus life and disability insurance where relevant.
  • Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-directed learning, including courses, certifications, and books.
  • Equity through the Virtual Stock Option Plan where applicable.
  • Global benefits are locally delivered where applicable, with hiring outside listed markets through Remote.com.

Tech Stack

ElasticsearchgRPCPostgreSQL

Categories

Camunda

About Camunda

501-1,000 employees
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