Senior Backend Engineer

Who we are :

Billys is a rapidly growing startup in the Building Management SaaS sector. We focus on providing seamless solutions for tenants, owners, and building managers, utilising a cutting-edge tech stack including Node, Express, React, and MongoDB. Our platform already serves clients in multiple languages and is positioned for further international expansion.

The role :

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our development team. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the backend services and APIs that power our platform. You will work closely with the CTO and frontend engineers to deliver scalable, performant, and secure solutions.

Who will love this role:

You are obsessive about efficiency and layered architectures and have a feel for concurrency and scalability best practices.

Node.js and MongoDB? They’re like your right and left arms.

You’re proactive, love a fast-paced environment, and seek ownership and accountability.

You value clean code and are meticulous about version control.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but you’re also independent and enjoy pushing the product envelope.

You are passionate about building solutions, not just tools, and lean into delighting hard-to-please users.

What you‘ll do:

You’ll be working on the “core engine” of our product. You’ll develop new features in a cross-functional team with other highly skilled team members.

You’ll incrementally create new API endpoints, integrate with 3rd-party systems and develop new back-end features which will help drive our business towards an ambitious vision.

Establish testing protocols for critical components.

Act as the steward of backend architecture, server deployment, and scaling.

Take technical responsibility for key areas of backend development, where you will influence decisions around tooling, architecture and Agile processes.

You have:

At least 5 years of backend development, preferably with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Demonstrable expertise in crafting RESTful APIs.

Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven development.

Expert knowledge of git, git branching, and the PR procedure.

Great communication skills and working ethos.

Nice to have:

Experience in Agile methodologies and their lifecycle.

Experience with Payment systems integrations is a strong plus

Experience working in Proptech or Real Estate a strong plus

Familiarity with Clean Architecture.

Familiarity with Digital Ocean and Grafana (or similar services) is a plus.

We offer:

Competitive salary

Private Insurance

Latest company laptop (Mac or Windows, your call)

Great office spaces in the center of Athens

Ability to work remotely / hybrid

Exciting startup environment

Diversity is key to our success

Our company is an equal opportunity employer and we are open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression or any other status.

We believe that diverse teams -and the different identities, cultures, and life experiences our team members bring to the table- enable us to create amazing products, find creative solutions to interesting problems, and build an inclusive working environment.

We encourage everyone to apply to our roles, even if they do not meet every single qualification on a job description, and we are committed to reviewing every resume submitted.