(Senior) Product Engineer (Backend)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential SaaS organization seeking a backend-focused Product Engineer to join their team in France. Our client builds reliable, scalable products that directly improve workflows for frontline employees. This role offers deep ownership of backend systems while staying connected to the broader product and user experience.

You'll work within a cross-functional product squad, collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers across backend, frontend, mobile, and AI. The environment emphasizes curiosity, adaptability, strong engineering judgment, and continuous learning. Modern AI coding tools are encouraged to expand your reach across unfamiliar parts of the technology stack.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reliable, scalable backend services and product features using Kotlin or Java and modern web frameworks
• Take ownership of features from initial user problem discovery through development, rollout, and evaluation of impact
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate ideas and user needs into high-quality shipped experiences
• Contribute beyond the backend when needed, including web, mobile, infrastructure, and other parts of the product stack
• Use AI coding assistants to navigate unfamiliar codebases, accelerate development, and prototype solutions outside your primary specialization
• Explore user problems through prototypes, instrumentation, experimentation, and collaboration with product or customer-facing teams
• Help evolve engineering practices toward more end-to-end, product-minded ownership and AI-enabled development
• Contribute to reliable deployment and infrastructure practices, with opportunities to work with Kubernetes, Helm, and messaging systems

What We're Looking For

• Professional experience in backend software engineering, with a strong foundation in Kotlin or Java and experience with frameworks such as Micronaut or Spring
• Experience developing SaaS products, ideally within an Agile and cross-functional product environment
• Backend specialization combined with willingness and ability to contribute to frontend, mobile, infrastructure, or other areas when required
• Familiarity with AI-powered coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar tools, or strong willingness to incorporate them into your workflow
• Strong product mindset and ownership mentality, with focus on understanding user problems and delivering measurable outcomes
• Ability to work effectively with product managers, designers, engineers, and other stakeholders
• Strong curiosity, adaptability, engineering judgment, and willingness to learn new technologies
• Experience working with designers, mockups, or prototypes is a plus
• Experience with instrumentation, experimentation, A/B testing, Grafana, or Mixpanel is a plus
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm is a plus
• Experience with PostgreSQL and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka is a plus

Candidates at different experience levels are welcome, including engineers early in their careers who have gained relevant experience alongside their studies.

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening. We'll discuss your experience, career goals, and fit for this role. If there's a strong match, we will submit your candidacy to our client for their consideration. Please do not contact the client directly, as all communication and coordination flows through our recruiting team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.

Benefits

• Remote-first working model with flexibility to work from home
• Opportunities for occasional in-person collaboration through team events and workshops
• Flexibility to work remotely from other locations within the European Union
• E-Gym-Wellpass membership covered by the employer
• Job bike leasing
• Relaxed, collaborative environment with highly motivated colleagues
• Strong opportunity to shape products and contribute directly to organizational growth
• Regular team events and culture days focused on collaboration and connection
• Supportive environment with tools and practices that encourage continuous technical and product development

Equal Opportunity

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