TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Retail Media): Building and scaling the Verve Retail Media Platform with an accent on high-performance services and APIs. Focus on designing scalable distributed systems that bridge physical retail hardware with digital programmatic ecosystems.

Location: Europe

Company

Verve has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising.

What you will do

  • Design, build, and maintain high-performance services and APIs for the Retail Media Platform.
  • Develop the core application that processes high-throughput event streams from IoT devices.
  • Set the technical direction for scalable, distributed systems.
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and AI teams to translate complex business logic into technical solutions.
  • Ensure comprehensive observability, monitoring, and performance tuning for mission-critical systems.
  • Contribute to a senior team through peer reviews and collaborative system design.

Requirements

  • Technical Expertise: 5-8+ years of experience developing high-performance backend systems in cloud-native architectures, with a deep mastery of Go.
  • A deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Proven track record in building systems that handle high-volume, low-latency ad-serving or real-time event processing.
  • Experience or a strong interest in integrating software with physical hardware, sensors, or IoT ecosystems.
  • Experience with or a strong desire to use GenAI tools (Cursor, LLMs) to optimize development speed and code quality.
  • Ability to articulate complex technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in an international environment.

Culture & Benefits

  • Support your long-term financial security with our Allianz Corporate Pension Scheme.
  • Pick what matters most to you in our Personalized Benefits Platform, with a budget of €100/month.
  • Support your mental well-being with our Nilo Health Workplace Mental Health Solution.
  • Boost your professional knowledge with our annual training budget & internal webinars, and level up your language skills through our German/English classes.
  • Recharge with 27 paid vacation days + 3 Wellness days throughout the year, in addition to the public holidays.