TL;DR
Backend Engineer (FastAPI): Co-owning and scaling the Advertiser Platform which powers offer, game, and budget management across ad network products with an accent on API design and infrastructure improvements. Focus on building end-to-end features from database to API and improving CI/CD pipelines.
Location: Must be based in Berlin, Germany
Salary: €87.5K – €102.5K
Company
Almedia is building the future of marketing by rewarding their community of over 60 million users for engaging with advertisers’ products.
What you will do
- Own and extend the FastAPI backend, including routers, services, and data layer.
- Build end-to-end features from MongoDB/PostgreSQL through API to the Next.js frontend.
- Maintain strict backend–frontend contracts using Pydantic (auto-generated TypeScript types).
- Build and optimize the database layer/access, including queries and caching.
- Integrate third-party platforms and internal services via API.
- Improve CI/CD, Docker-based deployments, staging environment, and testing suite.
Requirements
- Strong Python experience with FastAPI or similar async frameworks.
- Solid API design and data modeling skills.
- Hands-on experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL.
- Experience with BigQuery or similar analytics systems.
- Comfortable owning features from idea to production.
- Clear communicator in English.
Nice to have
- Experience with Next.js / React / TypeScript.
Culture & Benefits
- Own Our Growth: Equity in Almedia for Berlin-based employees.
- Scale alongside a profitable startup.
- Work from a fully-stocked modern office in central Berlin.
- Enjoy transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, and Urban Sports Club membership.