Backend Engineer

About the role

Insense is looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to help build and maintain the core services of its creator‑marketing platform. You will work closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver reliable, high‑performance backend solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Ruby and the dry‑rb ecosystem.
• Build and evolve GraphQL APIs to serve frontend clients and external partners.
• Manage deployments, scaling, and monitoring in a Kubernetes environment on Google Kubernetes Engine.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and QA to ship high‑quality features on schedule.
• Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and security.

Required profile

• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Strong command of English (C1+), both written and spoken.
• Product‑mindset with the ability to work across cultures and time zones (CET ± 2 hours, availability 9 am‑12 pm EST).
• Proactive, self‑directed, and comfortable in a remote‑first environment.

Required skills

• Ruby programming language.
• Functional programming patterns.
• Advanced SQL and PostgreSQL.
• GraphQL API development.
• DevOps concepts, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform.
• AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor).
• Experience with Roda, Sequel, or dry‑rb libraries.
• Sidekiq Pro, Clockwork, and Redis for background processing and caching.