Backend Software Engineer

Role Description

As part of Hostinger's Horizons team, you'll be responsible for building the powerful, scalable, and resilient backend systems that power the Horizons platform. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with frontend developers, product managers, and other engineers to drive the engine of our 'vibe coding' experience, ensuring lightning-fast performance and seamless integration for clients worldwide.

Your day-to-day

• Build the engine behind Horizons - Design and develop backend systems and APIs using Node.js that power our vibe coding platform.
• Own your services - Take ownership of backend features and services, learning to make architectural decisions with guidance from senior engineers.
• Optimize and scale - Work on API performance, database optimization, and system scalability.
• Integrate and innovate - Connect third-party APIs, implement data storage solutions, and help build features that users actually love.
• Quality matters - Write tested, documented, scalable code that creates business value.
• Collaborate across the stack - Work closely with frontend developers, product managers, and other engineers to ship features that make an impact.
• Learn and level up - Get mentored on system design, performance optimization, and backend best practices.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL or MySQL in production environments.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs and experience building them.
• Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, BullMQ, GCP PubSub).
• Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization knowledge.
• Experience working with observability tools, such as Grafana or similar solutions.
• Testing mindset - experience with unit testing and integration testing (Jest, Mocha, or similar).
• Database knowledge - comfortable with SQL and at least one ORM (Sequelize, TypeORM, Prisma, or similar), Redis.
• Git proficiency - you've worked in team environments and know how to collaborate through version control.
• Self-starter mentality - you take ownership, ask good questions, and aren't afraid to challenge approaches when something feels off.
• Good communicator - you document your work, share progress, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Nice to have: Microservices architecture exposure.
• Performance monitoring and optimization experience.
• CI/CD pipeline familiarity.
• Experience with AI tools and LLM providers is a significant plus.
• Terraform experience.

Benefits

• 360 Growth: Limitless learning opportunities, access to platforms like Reforge and CoachHub, global conferences, feedback culture, and digital libraries.
• Freedom & responsibility: Work on your terms, whether from home or anywhere in the world, with a home office budget.
• Wellness simplified: Company-provided sick days, 20 paid suspension days, Headspace subscriptions, and recharge leave.
• Work hard - play hard: Celebrate achievements with company events, team-building experiences, and milestone gifts.