Senior Backend Engineer

Department: R&D

Location: Rotterdam

Employment Type: FullTime

Bynder goes far beyond managing digital assets. Our AI-powered digital asset management platform enables teams to conquer the chaos of proliferating content, touch points, and relationships in order to thrive.

With intuitive, AI-powered solutions that enhance content creation, simplify asset discovery, and maximize the value of every asset, we are the brand ally that unifies and transforms the creation and sharing of assets—inspiring teams, delighting customers, and elevating businesses.

Join our global team of 600+ ‘Byndies’ and contribute to shaping the future of digital asset management! As a leader in the industry, our AI capabilities empower over 1.4M users across 3,700+ organizations, including Spotify, Puma, Five Guys and Icelandair to work smarter with their content. With a commitment to innovation and a presence in seven offices worldwide, Bynder offers a dynamic environment where you can make a real impact.

Ready to grow your career by helping the world's leading brands create exceptional content experiences and thrive? Explore this opportunity and apply now to join our talented team.

What You Will Do:
We attribute a big part of our success to the talented and hardworking engineers in our tech teams. To execute our vision, we need to grow our team of engineers. The teams are agile, and we welcome both thinkers and doers.

Our Ideal Engineer:

• Enjoys working on the back end and shaping the future of its architecture.

• Strong knowledge of CI/CD deployment environments (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

• Works autonomously and is open to exploring new technologies.

• Thrives on solving the challenges of scale.

• Collaborates closely with designers, product owners, and engineers to implement new features.

• Values both product quality and the technology that powers it—writes clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

• Inspires team members through knowledge sharing and mentorship.

• Has a bias for action and a proactive, self-driven mindset.

• Designs and builds robust, high-performance, and scalable applications.

• Acts as an internal consultant—engages with stakeholders to understand business needs.

• Troubleshoots and resolves complex issues across multiple team domains.

• Passionate about learning new technologies and best practices.

• Has a deep interest in architecture and system design.

Technologies:
We leverage the latest technologies, including but not limited to:

• Scala (Akka, Cats, Cats Effects…)

• Event Sourcing

• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

• CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)

• AWS Cloud

• Kafka

• Containers/Kubernetes

• Microservices Architecture

We focus on robust backend services, modern development techniques such as continuous integration & delivery, automated testing, and DevOps best practices.

Nice to Haves: (Not required but a plus)

• Python

• Java

What You Bring:

• Experience building microservices using containers, Scala, and Reactive frameworks.

• BS or higher in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of experience in a software development environment.

• 2+ years of experience mentoring a team of 4-5 engineers.

• Experience working with server-side applications.

• Strong coding skills with a focus on maintainability and scalability.

• Experience developing and deploying applications on AWS or other cloud platforms.

• Strong understanding of security best practices and standards.

• Experience working in a fast-paced, agile development environment.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally with teams including Support and QA.

We welcome strong candidates who may not meet all preferred qualifications but demonstrate the ability to learn on the job.

Our Commitment:
Bynder Love is the principle that guides the way we grow our teams, support our employees, and celebrate our differences. At Bynder we strive to create a culture that embraces every Byndie because differences in background, experience, and perspective makes Bynder even better. At Bynder a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace is one where all employees, whatever their ethnicity, color, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or physical and mental ability are valued and respected. Our commitment is for all Byndies to have the freedom to be their true authentic selves.
Just as we are never finished innovating, Bynder’s dedication to being An Even Better Bynder is a constant, evolving commitment that includes education, listening, and action.

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