Senior Backend Software Engineer
Pubblicato il 09-08-2026 - Shopfully in Lazio
Senior Backend Software Engineer
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We are the platform turning browsing into shopping.
We connect 200 million shoppers with deals they love while boosting local sales for hundreds of top retailers and brands.
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will join a cross?functional team responsible for the backend systems that power our iOS and Android applications, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and reliable.
Responsibilities
Design and evolve scalable, secure, fault?tolerant distributed systems within an event?driven microservices architecture
Own and advance backend service architecture with a platform mindset, creating reusable services, APIs, and shared components that enable the internal developer community
Translate product requirements into clear, well?designed technical solutions, collaborating closely with Product, Design, Quality, and Data teams
Own the end?to?end software development lifecycle—from technical design, estimation, implementation, testing, deployment to production support
Write clean, robust, and well?tested code, applying SOLID principles, proven design patterns, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices while actively reducing technical debt
Act as a senior technical leader, guiding architectural decisions, mentoring through code reviews, and serving as a point of reference during production incidents
Integrate AI?assisted development tools into daily workflow and help the team adopt effective practices—treating AI tooling as a core part of engineering productivity, not an experiment
Qualifications
7+ years of backend or full?stack development experience designing and building scalable, reliable backend systems
Proven experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, etc.)
Strong experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases; experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with event?driven systems and messaging (e.g., Kafka, SQS/SNS)
Strong system design expertise with hands?on experience operating and troubleshooting production systems
Strong grasp of clean?code principles and backend design patterns
Experience writing and maintaining automated unit and integration tests
Experience improving CI/CD pipelines and enforcing testable coding practices
Proficient with Git and modern collaboration workflows
Demonstrated use of AI tools in software workflows, with the ability to articulate benefits, limitations, and lessons learned
Willingness to participate in on?call rotations and support production systems
Nice to Have
Experience with PHP, Serverless Framework, OpenSearch / Elasticsearch, Protobuf, gRPC
Experience with Go
Experience building backend systems that support mobile applications
Experience contributing to shared platforms or organization?wide technical initiatives
Exposure to large?scale, distributed systems serving millions of users
Experience contributing to or maintaining open?source libraries
Salary Range
€50,000 - €65,000 fixed gross salary per year
Location
While we have offices all around Europe, you can benefit from our flexible hybrid model, empowering you to work where you're most effective.
Remote available from Italy and Spain.
What You Will Find at Shopfully
An opportunity to thrive in a rapidly scaling multinational company
A vibrant, informal, and inclusive work environment
We champion autonomy, flexibility, and a hybrid work model, empowering you to own your work
Access to learning opportunities and regular feedback sessions
Enjoy our central, modern offices featuring fresh snacks, coffee (including vegan options), and ergonomic setups
Engage in meaningful team events: offsites, happy hours, company parties, and celebrations that unite us beyond daily tasks
We provide all the necessary equipment for you to work effectively and set up your workspace, wherever you are
Agevolazioni from additional country?specific advantages based on local contracts and practices
Who We Are
We're a team of 450 people (and counting!), from 30 different nationalities.
We're on a mission to innovate, and we believe the key to that is seeing the world through a variety of perspectives.
That's why building a more diverse team, as well as bringing in even more talent, is so important for us.
Core Values
Progress Over Perfection: We move forward.
Always.
In a fast?moving world, speed with purpose beats certainty without action.
Momentum matters—not for its own sake, but because it drives results.
Clarity Through Transparency: We bring each other along.
We work in teams, not silos.
Transparency gives context, and context enables action.
That means we share decisions early, publish work in progress, and document outcomes so others can learn, move faster, and build better.
Learn Loudly: We grow by doing and by daring.
Big bets unlock big breakthroughs.
But real innovation demands risk, and risk always carries the possibility of failure.
That's not a flaw.
It's the price of ambition.
Challenge with Empathy: We speak up, even when it's hard—because candor shows care, and leads to better outcomes.
Listening deeply is how we grow.
Disagreeing openly is how we build trust.
Always Build Better: We are builders—of products, systems, and ideas.
But more than that, we are builders of better.
Better has no finish line.
xysqume It's a mindset.
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