About the Position

Senior / Staff Backend Engineer

Hybrid/Remote - Office in Berlin

Why Work with Us and What is in for You?

Invent and reimagine. We’re building a brand-new product that puts cutting-edge AI and large-language-model (LLM) techniques at its core. Instead of grafting AI onto an old workflow, we’re re-imagining how complex problems get solved from the ground up.
Drive backend features from concept to production. Translate product requirements into resilient backend designs - building APIs, data models, tests, and endpoints - then ship and own them. Partner closely with frontend engineers to weave your services seamlessly into the user experience.
Work with proven builders. You’ll join a small, senior team with a track record of starting and scaling companies. Over a year of customer-funded bootstrapping has validated the problem and the market-now we’re ready to accelerate.
Join our international team with the flexibility to work remotely or from our modern office in the heart of Berlin. We foster a connected and innovative culture through regular hack days and community events.
Own the backend vision. You’ll set the technical direction for our core services, data pipelines, and APIs, steering architecture decisions and driving roadmap execution.
Multiply the team’s impact. From thoughtful code reviews to hands-on mentoring, you’ll raise the engineering bar and help colleagues grow.

Problems Solved

People are more than their resumes, titles, and company logos.
Yet, people, companies, and job roles can be complex and challenging to understand. Many companies struggle to understand how to identify and attract the right talent. This often leads to hiring decisions based on personal biases and stereotypes.
ama helps companies to understand whom they actually need, find people that fit based on their skills and values, and navigate them through the complexity of the talent market.

Your Responsibilities

Own the backend vision. You’ll set the technical direction for our core services, data pipelines, and APIs, steering architecture decisions and driving roadmap execution.
Multiply the team’s impact. From thoughtful code reviews to hands-on mentoring, you’ll raise the engineering bar and help colleagues grow.
System Performance: Optimize and scale our systems to handle increasing loads and deliver seamless user experiences.
Team Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, back-end, and front-end teams to bring new features to life.
Backend Engineering at the highest level. Architect, implement, and iterate on our core services, APIs, and data pipelines that power our first-of-its-kind recruiting AI agents.
Innovation: Continuously explore and implement new backend technologies to keep us at the forefront of the industry.

Requirements

Strong English skills both verbal and written.
At least 5 years but ideally more than 10 years of professional experience in backend development - preferably in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with scalable Database Systems, especially for larger amounts of data.
Proficient in Python and SQL.
Ability to work independently and to collaborate with the product and engineering team.
Experience with AI tools, LLMs, prompting, etc. is preferred.
Full-stack experience (with TypeScript + ReactJS) is a plus.

Who You Will Be Working With

Salim Doost leading Product Engineering

Previously 15 years of engineering & data leadership in Germany and Japan at Paidy ($2.7B exit to PayPal)
Pavel Möritz leading Product

Previously built ventures for Rocket Internet, Founding Team Moss (B2B Fintech SaaS, 50 Mio+ ARR)
Jan Sonntag leading Value Engineering

10+ years advising global clients as Principal with Boston Consulting Group focus on GTM strategies.

How We Work and What We Expect

We focus on outcomes, not about when, where, and how you work.
We care about fast iterations.
We have a bias to action and effective communication.
We are building a category-changing product.

We Offer

Competitive salary
Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
Flexible working hours and remote work options
Professional development opportunities

About the Company

We are an AI startup with a beta product launched in April 2025 with paying customers (70k+ monthly revenue in August); we’re now extending the multi-agent architecture toward a polished v1.0. Our customers use our software to fill their most critical roles - and enable us to grow ambitiously and sustainably.

Our Values:

Human centric
Dive deep to understand problems and “wow” our users
Build trust through transparency
Never stop improving

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