Senior Backend Software Engineer (AI / Cloud / software)

Senior Backend Software Engineer | Amsterdam / RemoteAbout the RoleWe are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join an innovative engineering team building critical observability services for a next-generation AI cloud platform. In this role, you will design, build, and scale distributed backend systems that help engineers monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize complex cloud environments.You will work on large-scale telemetry ingestion, logging, metrics, tracing, alerting, distributed storage, query engines, and AI-assisted troubleshooting solutions. This is an opportunity to solve challenging engineering problems while contributing to a platform that supports cutting-edge AI workloads.Key Responsibilities* Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs* Build and optimize distributed systems handling high-volume telemetry data* Improve reliability, performance, scalability, and observability across the platform* Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues* Collaborate with software engineers, platform teams, and infrastructure specialists* Contribute to architectural decisions and engineering best practices* Help shape the future of observability and operational intelligence within a cloud-native environmentRequirements* 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience* Strong experience building and operating distributed systems* Solid understanding of scalability, performance, reliability, and system design principles* Proven ability to diagnose and resolve production challenges* Strong communication and collaboration skills* Strong backend development experience and interested in building expertise with GolangNice to Have* Experience with observability, monitoring, or telemetry platforms* Knowledge of technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, VictoriaMetrics, Mimir, Tempo, or similar* Experience working with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments* Experience with ClickHouse or other high-performance analytical databasesWhat's Offered* Competitive compensation package* Flexible working arrangements, including remote opportunities* Ownership and autonomy in technical decision-making* Career growth and continuous learning opportunities* International engineering environment with highly skilled colleagues* Opportunity to work on impactful AI and cloud infrastructure projectsIf you enjoy solving complex backend and distributed systems challenges while working on technology that powers large-scale cloud environments, we would love to hear from you.Desired Skills and Experience* Backend Development* Java/Kotlin* Golang (or interest in learning)* Kubernetes* Cloud Infrastructure* Observability Platforms* OpenTelemetry* Prometheus* Grafana* Loki* Jaeger* VictoriaMetrics* Mimir* Tempo* ClickHouse* API Development* Microservices* Logging, Metrics & Tracing* System Scalability & Performance* Production Troubleshooting