Staff Backend Engineer – Back Market
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We’re here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better than new. We’re a global marketplace for refurbished devices, helping lower our collective environmental impact by providing trustworthy, affordable tech with 92% less carbon emissions than new.
Our mission is simple: to do more with what we already have.
What We Expect From You

Technical Ecosystem Ownership: take accountability for the entire technical ecosystem, including tools, languages, system lifecycle management, and software practices
Company Technical Vision: challenge and support the technical vision of the company (including the backend), and the organizational effectiveness according to the roadmap
Effective Communication: demonstrate clear and fluent communication skills, including the ability to speak internally and publicly at major events
BoT leadership collaboration: define and contribute to the continuous improvement of Back Market technical KPIs
External Visibility: contribute actively to the company's external visibility through networking, speaking at tech events, and open‑source contributions
Versatility and Trust: operate across the entire tech division, entrusted with critical projects and initiatives

What you will bring to the team

Expertise in Go or Python, friendly with frontend frameworks
Technical expertise building distributed systems addressing complex issues
Experience successfully operating in a service‑oriented architecture
Experience mentoring and developing engineers
Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
Nurture staff engineering practices at Back Market

Hiring Process

Initial phonescreen with our TA expert, 45 min
Technical leadership assessment with our Staff Community, 45 min
Pair programming session, 1 h
System Design and API module, 45 min
Data module, 45 min
Meet your Manager, 30 min
BM Values – Cultural fit, 45 min

Benefits

A mission‑driven work environment where your day‑to‑day makes an impact on the planet
Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days
Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training

Why Should You Join Us
Back Market is committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives – it’s one of the reasons we’re a high‑scoring certified B Corp company (93.2). We embed our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA, from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values. If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please discuss them with the Talent Acquisition Team.
Job Basics
Job Type: Full‑timeSeniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
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