Senior Backend Engineer

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.

Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 750+ employees supports 2,000+ customers—reaching over 16.4 million employees—in transforming their employee experience.

We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we're shaping the future of workplace communication.

Join our growing Integrations team in Prague, helping shape how Staffbase connects with third-party platforms at scale. This team is part of a broader initiative to bring integrations in-house and build a unified, high-performance integration platform.

You'll take ownership of backend systems that power seamless integrations between Staffbase and systems like ServiceNow, MS Sharepoint or Workday, driving automation and connectivity for thousands of enterprise customers. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy designing scalable architectures, solving complex backend challenges, and influencing technical direction in a collaborative environment.

This is an initial 12-month fixed-term contract with the view of becoming a long-term opportunity as we continue to expand our Prague hub.

What you'll be doing

• Design, build, and maintain robust integration services between Staffbase and 3rd party systems
• Drive architectural discussions and guide technical decisions to ensure scalability, performance, and reliability
• Develop backend components and microservices using Java/Kotlin
  
  Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to deliver cohesive end-to-end integration experiences
• Mentor other engineers and promote best practices in code quality, testing, and system design
  
  Partner with other integration teams to establish shared tooling, standards, and architecture patterns
• Take ownership of how integrations are built and evolved as part of our growing platform

What you need to be successful

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development with Java or Kotlin
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, integration patterns, and microservice architecture
• Experience designing and operating scalable, cloud-based systems (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Proven ability to make sound architectural decisions and influence engineering strategy
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar enterprise platforms is a plus
• Strong problem-solving and leadership skills with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset
• Enthusiasm for mentoring and fostering a collaborative engineering culture
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English
• Appreciation of diversity and inclusivity in the workplace
• Exposure to React/Typescript is a bonus

What you'll get

• Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)
• Flexibility - we offer a hybrid work model, and support this with a monthly flex work allowance of Kč 3.000
• Growth Budget - all employees get a yearly budget for external training of Kč and one day off for growth per year (increase to two days in 2nd year)
• Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
• Wellbeing - Monthly Wellbeing Allowance Kč 900 from fitness to mental health, hobbies to relaxation
• Employee Referral Program - one of your friends is a fit to one of our full-time openings? Refer them and get a referral bonus paid