Senior Backend Engineer I (AI Feature Builder)
StoryblokStoryblok is a headless CMS that enables marketers and developers to create with joy and succeed in the AI-driven content era. It empowers you to deliver structured and consistent content everywhere: websites, apps, AI search, and beyond.
Marketers get a visual editor with reusable components, in-context preview, and workflows to launch fast and stay on brand. Developers have freedom to use their favorite frameworks and integrate with anything through the API-first platform. Brands get one source of truth for content that is accurate, flexible, and measurable.
Legendary brands like Virgin Media O2, Oatly, and TomTom use Storyblok to make a bigger, faster market impact. It’s Joyful Headless™, and it changes everything.
WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU
You will be joining a growing company where you can contribute to many “firsts”. Plus these benefits:
- Monthly remote work stipend (home internet costs, electricity). Home office equipment package right at the start (laptop, keyboard, monitor…)
- Home office equipment upgrade (furniture, ear plugs …) or membership to a local co-working space after your onboarding
- Sick leave benefit, parental leave and 25 days of annual leave plus your local national holidays
- Personal development fund for courses, books, conferences, and material
- VSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan)
- The annual international team-building trip, quarterly and monthly online get-togethers
- As a fully remote company, with work-life balance at its core, you’ll enjoy flexible schedules
- An international team that loves to have fun at work and works hard together to accomplish shared goals
JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Backend Engineer I is responsible for designing, building, and evolving backend systems that power our flagship CMS platform.
Works closely with product owners, designers, and fellow engineers to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure server-side solutions. This role operates primarily within a single team or well-defined backend domain and is accountable for successful delivery within that scope. You are expected to operate independently within your team, take ownership of complex features, and contribute to improving code quality, performance, and maintainability.
Success in this role is measured by consistent delivery of high-quality backend solutions, strong ownership of production systems, and meaningful contributions to your team’s technical standards and execution capacity.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Own and deliver complex backend features and services using modern technologies (primarily Ruby on Rails; experience in other languages such as Python, Rust, or Elixir is valued).
- Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable APIs a
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