Senior Backend Developer

Tembi's Market Intelligence platform connects data from multiple industries and uses advanced analytics to create tailored market insights and predictions for various industries. From relocation predictions to i.e. company growth projections, Tembi provides users with actionable market analyses to discover new growth and sales opportunities. With Tembi, B2B companies gain a better overview and understanding of their market's development. They use the data and insights to make more informed strategic decisions, and execute on them with Tembi's lead generation solution.

Our platform is developed by an internal team that poses all the competencies involved in building data driven SaaS web products. We have data engineers, data scientists, data analysts, UI/UX designers, front end developers and agile coaches. We are committed to our company values to innovate, collaborate and support each other. We celebrate our wins and take every opportunity there is to improve and to learn new things. We believe in agile ways of working and apply a start-up mentality in everything we do.

Location: The role is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. You need to be on location four days per week. Our office is located 5 min walk from Nørreport station

We are now seeking a Senior Backend Developer to help us design and build a scalable platform that empower our customers to extract even more value from data, analytics, and AI. Our backend stack is built on Node.js, leveraging Azure services for cloud infrastructure. Your work will involve handling big data, optimizing databases, and ensuring our backend systems are robust and efficient. Beyond your technical skills, you should have a strategic mindset to drive architectural decisions that align with our business objectives.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be a key player in our agile development process. You'll participate in sprint planning, customer demos, team retrospectives, and support the Product Owner in defining the right product vision and roadmap. We strive to bring new ideas to our customers quickly and measure outcomes to ensure we create genuine value.

On a personal level, leadership skills, a growth mindset, and a get-things-done mentality are qualities we highly value. As a small team embarking on a journey to scale and grow, things move fast, and we continually adapt to reach our goals. There will be numerous opportunities for the right person to grow, explore new ideas, and be part of a great team with a unicorn vision.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.

• Implement real-time big data processing and analytics solutions.

• Integrate mapping services and manage geospatial data.

• Optimize application and data performance.

• Collaborate with product owners, designers, and engineers to build new features.

• Maintain and enhance existing systems.

• Lead and mentor junior developers, conducting code reviews and fostering a collaborative team environment.

• Design and oversee the architecture of backend systems, making informed technology and design decisions.

• Implement and enforce coding standards and best practices to ensure high code quality.

• Implement security best practices, conduct security audits, and address potential vulnerabilities.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of backend development experience in a product team.

• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL/MySQL and data optimization.

• Proficient in express.js with Typescript.

• Experience with real-time analytics and mapping technologies.

• Familiarity with AI concepts (LLMs, embeddings, machine learning) is a plus.

• Understanding of cloud platforms (Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Proven experience in system architecture design and decision-making.

• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship abilities.

• Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of application security best practices.

What Your Colleagues Say About You:

• You’re curious about new methods and aren’t afraid to go against the grain.

• You care about using the best tool for the job, with the problem coming first.

• You’re a systems thinker who takes architectural ownership. Ownership matters to you; you can clearly articulate problems and solutions and figure out the path to an agreed-upon definition of done.

• You’re an enabler, building robust platforms ahead of business goals.

• You’re an entrepreneur who knows how to discover and find opportunities where others may only see problems.

• You lead by example, mentoring others and fostering a collaborative team environment.

• You communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

What we offer:

• A highly entrepreneurial environment with flat hierarchies and short decision paths.

• We are 25 colleagues today, have clients in fourteen markets, and have an ambition to build a fast-growing organization. You’ll be part of the ride from nearly the start and learn how to build a software company from the ground up.

• Outstanding engineering and product team, shipping high-quality product incredibly fast.

• Salary and packages are tailored individually based on experience and fit for the team.

• An office full of talented, mission-driven people.

• A position with direct feedback from customers.

• A strong, collaborative work environment with a history of successful startups.

• Enjoyable lunches at our Cantina and a multicultural team that communicates in English.

• Office stocked with free snacks, soda, and coffee

• Located at Fiolstræde, centrally in Copenhagen near Nørreport. (25 min from Malmö)

• Diverse team with members from (Denmark, Sweden, Chile, Iran, Spain, Ukraine, and India)

Application process:

The application process begins with a review by our team. Following this, candidates will undergo interviews conducted via voice or video calls. Successful candidates will then be invited for an in-person interview where they will have the opportunity to meet the team to ensure a good fit. During this process there may be a technical test and TT38 personality test. We care about finding the right person for the job with best fit for the team. The final stage includes contract negotiations. The entire hiring process is expected to take anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks.

This is not a consultant opportunity and we respectfully ask not to be contacted regarding consultancy offers.