Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer (Rust / Python / Cloud-Native Platform)

Location: Tagus Park Portugal
Work Model: Hybrid 3 days on-site
Contract: Full-time
Salary: gross/year 14 salaries
Relocation: No relocation support provided (Only EU citizens locals or candidates with valid Portuguese residency will be considered)

About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Backend Engineer to build and evolve the backend services powering a next-generation Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) is a 80% hands-on engineering role focused on distributed systems event-driven architectures and cloud-native platform development. This role requires a strong developer who wants to actively write production-grade code every day rather than moving into pure architecture or management.

What Youll Do

• Build Backend Services: Develop and maintain scalable high-performance backend services using Rust and Python.
• Evolve Distributed Systems: Work on cloud-native and edge-based systems running across cloud edge and robot environments.
• Develop APIs: Design version and implement robust REST APIs and service interfaces for fleet management orchestration and real-time monitoring.
• Ensure Code Quality: Build automated and integration tests directly into the development cycle while maintaining strict CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate & Mentor: Work alongside Frontend Robotics DevOps and QA teams while supporting junior engineers through code reviews.

What Youll Need

• Strong Backend Expertise: Proven experience developing high-velocity production-grade distributed systems (not limited to simple CRUD applications).
• Language Proficiency: Strong professional experience in both Rust and Python including asynchronous programming.
• Cloud-Native Stack: Hands-on experience with Docker Kubernetes container orchestration and platform resilience tracking.
• Data Management: Solid background in PostgreSQL Redis data modeling and query optimization.
• Engineering Discipline: Deep understanding of integration testing secure coding practices and observability/monitoring tools.

Nice-to-Have (Differentiators)

• Exposure to the robotics industry AMR platforms Fleet Management Systems or ROS1/ROS2.
• Experience with communication protocols and messaging platforms like MQTT gRPC WebSockets Kafka NATS or DDS.
• Background working on multi-tenant SaaS platforms or high-throughput data pipelines.

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