This is your opportunity to take ownership in shaping an innovative SaaS product within a remote-first environment. You'll play a key role in building solutions that empower manufacturers to streamline production planning and respond more effectively to operational changes.
We are seeking a (Senior) Software Developer with a strong focus on backend development and operations to join our fully remote team. In this role, you will design and implement robust backend APIs (primarily in Python), focusing on complex business logic for the APS domain. You will also oversee infrastructure management, ensuring a reliable, scalable, and secure cloud environment. As a small startup, tasks can be diverse, offering the opportunity to contribute beyond your primary responsibilities-whether it's improving DevOps workflows, optimizing performance, or shaping product decisions. While we operate remotely (in Germany and Spain), we meet several times per year for in-person collaboration to strengthen our team spirit, build genuine connections, and create a shared vision.
What we offer
- Take ownership, make decisions, and drive projects forward confidently.
- Work remotely (Germany & Spain) with regular meetups to foster collaboration and team spirit.
- A diverse and inclusive work environment where well-being, flexibility, and professional growth go hand in hand.
- We offer a competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience.
- 30 Days of Annual Leave to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Private Hardware Usage: Your work devices can also be used for personal needs.
- Continuous learning opportunities and budget for training.
What we look for
- Agility & Resourcefulness - Ability to adapt quickly, embrace new challenges, and apply creative problem-solving in an evolving startup environment.
- Ownership & Impact - A results-driven approach, taking initiative, and proactively improving systems, workflows, and processes.
- Backend with Python - Experience designing scalable backend architectures and implementing complex business logic. Skilled in building reliable RESTful APIs with FastAPI and applying design patterns to ensure clean, maintainable, and high-performance systems.
- CI/CD & DevOps - Proven experience implementing automated testing, deployment, and monitoring pipelines using GitLab CI/CD or similar tools.
- Security Best Practices - Strong understanding of authentication, access control, encryption, and cloud security principles.
- Cloud Infrastructure - Experience managing AWS services to ensure system reliability, monitoring, and scalability, with familiarity in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation.
- Code Quality & Testing - Proficiency in conducting code reviews and writing unit/integration tests to ensure maintainable and high-quality code.
Great Extras to Have
- Manufacturing or APS Domain Knowledge: Understanding of manufacturing processes or experience working with related software APS/ERP/MES systems (or similar domain-specific applications) is a plus.
- Proficiency in Rust is a plus.
- Proficiency in German is a plus.
Note: We are hiring one (Senior) Developer and considering two focus areas. If you are excited about this role and your skills align, we'd love to hear from you: tech-hiring@pailot.com
