Build a scalable agritech platform and help lead the team behind it!

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer to strengthen our platform, our digital solutions and contribute to the professional direction of our backend and data domain. 

This role combines deep hands-on backend engineering with team-level technical leadership.

As a Senior Backend Engineer you will play a key part in building reliable, scalable services, while also helping shape standards, structure, and technical maturity across the team. At the same time, you will contribute to technical direction within the team, supporting prioritization, mentoring engineers, and strengthening engineering quality and alignment. 

You’ll work closely with the Solution Architect, Product, and cross-functional engineering teams. 

Your responsibilities will include   

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs in Go and Kotlin 

• Build secure, well-tested, high-performance systems 

• Take ownership of critical backend components and services 

• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Frontend, and Data teams 

• Ensure scalability, maintainability, and adherence to architectural standards 

• Participate in architectural discussions together with the CTPO and Solution Architect 

• Improve testing, CI/CD, observability, and automation practices 

• Identify and reduce technical debt and performance bottlenecks 

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues

As a Team lead you will:  

• Contribute to technical direction and best practices within the backend domain 

• Support prioritization and team flow together with leadership and follow ups 

• Mentor and guide less experienced engineers 

• Contribute to recruitment processes and team development 

• Provide structured input to leadership on technical improvements and team progress 

This is a role for someone who wants to stay close to code while also influencing how the team works and evolves. 

What We’re looking for someone who has  

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend or platform engineering 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. 

• Strong proficiency in Go and/or Kotlin 

• Solid experience designing distributed systems 

• Deep understanding of concurrency, scalability, and performance optimization 

• Experience working in product-driven or SaaS environments 

• A track record of delivering robust, maintainable production systems 

• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical direction 

• Comfortable working with AWS (preferred) or similar cloud platforms 

• Thrives on supporting prioritization, team flow, and leadership follow-up.

How you work and personal qualities 

You are responsible and curious in your work and live out MIMIRO’s values. We appreciate clear communicators who can explain solutions to both technical and non-technical people. You combine hands-on excellence with systems thinking, and you care deeply about code quality, readability, and long-term maintainability. You take ownership and act with accountability, and you balance pragmatism with architectural discipline. 

Why Join Us?  

• Great opportunities for personal and technical development  

• A modern and exciting tech stack  

• The chance to contribute to sustainable agriculture of the future  

• Competitive salary and benefits  

• Insight into Norwegian agriculture and food production  

• A friendly, down-to-earth team that’s committed to making a difference  

• Be part of a culture that values technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration

Where and how we work  

You’ll have flexibility in where you work. 😊 From our downtown Oslo office or the Ås office. Our team includes people from India, Isfjorden, Oslo, Moss, Tyrkia, Ski and more. English is our working language. Come as you are 😊

Do you want to learn more about us from a tech perspective? Take a look at: https://open.mimiro.io/   

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