Senior Backend Software Engineer

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October 21

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Emma – The Sleep Company

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Wellness • eCommerce • AR/VR

Emma – The Sleep Company is a company dedicated to enhancing people's sleep with innovative technologies and developments. Originally founded to improve sleep quality, Emma now invests significantly in research and development to produce scientifically-based products, such as award-winning mattresses in the UK. Emma also explores novel approaches to sleep enhancement, such as music albums for better rest and AI-powered sleep solutions. With a focus on e-commerce and technology, Emma – The Sleep Company is expanding globally, opening retail stores, and engaging in social initiatives such as Christmas toy donations and mental health awareness. Emma offers diverse career opportunities, encourages personal and professional growth, and supports a dynamic, international community of employees.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2013

🧘 Wellness

🛍️ eCommerce

🥽 AR/VR

📋 Description

• You will design, build, and scale backend services in Go and Typescript to support Emma’s global fulfillment and logistics operations, helping us become the world’s leading sleep brand. • You will develop and maintain robust, secure, and high-performance REST APIs that integrate with various internal systems and third-party providers. • You will work with event-driven architectures using AWS services such as SNS, SQS, ensuring smooth communication across distributed systems. • You will take ownership of backend components end-to-end—from development and testing to deployment and monitoring (full DevOps). • You will ensure high code quality through automated testing, code reviews, and continuous delivery pipelines. • You will be part of an agile, empowered team, actively sharing knowledge, mentoring team members, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. • You will contribute to recruiting efforts to help us grow our high-performing tech team.

🎯 Requirements

• You have a strong track record of designing and delivering scalable and performant backend systems in a cloud environment, preferably with Go (Golang) & Typescript. • You are experienced in building event-driven architectures using AWS SNS/SQS, and are familiar with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes). • You have solid understanding of RESTful API design, microservices, and systems integration patterns. • You bring deep knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and software design patterns. • You have several years of proven experience in backend software development, ideally in a fast-paced E-commerce or logistics-focused environment. • You are familiar with CI/CD pipelines and take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. • You are highly self-organized, with a strong sense of ownership and proactive problem-solving mindset. • You are a team player with strong communication skills, and thrive in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment. • Experience working with monitoring tools and implementing observability best practices is a plus. • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience is required.

🏖️ Benefits

• A combination of personal and company growth to accelerate your career and help you reach your goals. • A career development path tailored to your goals, with access to mentorship, training, and resources that will accelerate your professional growth. • The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects as part of a dedicated, international team. • A culture of collaboration and innovation, where you’ll have the freedom to implement new ideas, shape processes, and help build the DNA of a maturing company. • To work and learn from experts in diverse fields and get to know your team members at exciting company events.