Europe, Engineering

Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/x)

In short: Senior full-time position based remotely in Europe. Salary range: €85k - €120k. 

😍 We are Gigs

  • Gigs is the world's first telecom-as-a-service platform. We’ve built for telecommunications what Stripe built for payments, and enable companies to seamlessly launch their own branded phone plans:
    • Businesses can attract and monetize new users, create smooth customer journeys, and unlock new revenue streams.
    • Consumers can go from sign-up to talking and browsing in under 3 minutes.
  • Gigs empowers innovators from various industries. From fintechs providing branded phone plans alongside their payment cards, retailers offering subscriptions bundled with their mobile devices, to HR platforms enabling businesses to issue employee phone plans with just a tap, our telecom operating system provides everything companies need to embed connectivity.
  • We’re backed by Google’s Gradient Ventures and Y Combinator, along with prominent business angels and investors, including the CEOs of Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart. As part of Gigs, you will have access to world-class advisors, resources, and support that will help us navigate our rapid growth.
  • Gigs was part of the YC W21 and YC Growth W23 batches and raised a $20MM Series A.

🔧 The position

  • You will build the core of Gigs products, services, and APIs in a spectacularly robust fashion.
  • You will directly communicate with the founders and be part of the core team.
  • You will build and integrate APIs and services and work with our partners to launch new markets, connectivity methods, and capabilities.
  • You will establish and improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

👟 About you

We know that perfect candidates don’t exist. Even if not all of this applies to you, we’d love to learn more about you. 🦄

  • You enjoy and have experience conceptualizing and building back-end solutions & APIs. You enjoy thinking about systems and services and write high-quality code.
  • You’ve built and maintained API-driven platforms with high user volumes. You hold yourself and others to a high bar when working with production systems.
  • You enjoy building a product from scratch. This means high involvement in the design process and understanding customer wants. It also means that you enjoy taking technical decisions.
  • You love learning technologies as you go. You always want to find the right tool for the job, and don't only follow what you already know.
  • You care about more than just engineering quality. Whatever you do, needs to have a business impact. You can make trade-offs between speed and quality.

🌱 Our offer

Competitive compensation

Gigsters receive competitive salaries and stock options that are tax-free until exercised so that everyone can be a true owner in Gigs.

World-class perks

We provide comprehensive benefits.

In addition to your compensation package, you’ll receive stellar perks to help you do the best work of your life:

  • Competitive paid vacation days each year
  • Reimbursements to upgrade your workstation
  • A learning and development stipend to help you reach new heights in your career
  • And, of course, a free phone and data plan

And more

Gigs is remote-first, but we strongly believe in the power of human connection. That’s why we’ve built unique experiences to help Gigsters strike the perfect balance:

  • Gigs Pads: Our curated collection of beautiful homes around the world, for when you want to collaborate with teammates in person or need a work-cation getaway. Available for you to enjoy in San Francisco, London, and Berlin.
  • Gigs Republic: Twice a year, we bring the entire company together for great food, lots of laughter, and tons of fun activities. It’s always in some sunny places, so don’t forget your sunglasses.