Senior Staff Backend Developer - Berlin / Remote

Get to know us

At eyeo, we transform the internet into a trusted, sustainable and accessible place where users regain control over their experience, content creators and publishers are rewarded for their content, and advertisers and consumers can connect on mutually agreed terms.

eyeo’s market-leading ad-filtering technology powers products like Adblock Plus and AdBlock as well as technical integrations for popular browsers. Our solutions empower users to control their online experience and privacy while providing monetization for content creators, publishers and advertisers.

Combining our partnerships and our subsidiary products, our technology reaches 350 million monthly active users worldwide.

eyeo is a global employer of over 300 people working remotely in more than 30 countries (predominantly North America and Europe) with our HQ in Berlin and small offices in Cologne, Toronto and NYC (planned soon).

How we work

eyeo has colleagues based all over the world. We love our diversity and take great pride in our company culture. We practice an independent, remote workstyle with work distributed in cross-functional matrix teams that span predominantly EST and CET time zones. If working remotely isn’t for you, we also have a large office in Berlin and soon in NYC that you can choose to work from. Our in-person team and company meetings foster community and collaboration. By enabling remote work and in-person sessions, we have built a culture that provides a unique dynamic of flexibility and belonging.

What you'll do

We are building the foundations for a consistent and better user experience for our massive user base across multiple platforms, including apps, web, routers and devices. We need to build a swathe of foundational core services that can serve all these users wherever they are, at a scale that is a bit daunting. Specifically, we need your expertise as a leader in designing and building secure, stable and scalable services and applications. Your track record of maintaining and monitoring after launch and aligning with the product owners and client teams will also prove invaluable.

Your day-to-day activities:

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance microservices and APIs that will power our mobile applications, browser extensions and websites
• Drive end-to-end solutions by aligning and integrating efforts across multiple client teams, ensuring seamless delivery and alignment with organizational objectives
• Ensure the security and robustness of applications by applying secure development practices and adhering to industry standards
• Establish monitoring frameworks and drive performance optimization efforts, proactively ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness for mission-critical applications
• Collaborate with other engineers, Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, and cross-functional leaders to drive strategic alignment on product goals, ensuring cohesive user experiences across multiple teams and products
• Guide senior developers in advancing their technical expertise and drive high-impact code review processes
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and cloud innovations, evaluating and incorporating cutting-edge tools and techniques where appropriate

What you bring to the table

• 10+ years of professional development experience and a proven track record of designing and building scalable services and APIs, leveraging microservices architecture and event-driven systems. Proficiency in NodeJS is a plus
• Knowledge of frontend clients, frameworks and their needs
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, with a preference for Google Cloud, and hands-on experience with cloud-native services
• Familiarity with secure development practices and ability to implement secure coding principles
• Strong understanding of schema design, database systems (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies, and web protocols such as HTTP/S, WebSocket, and gRPC
• Ability to debug complex issues, optimize performance, and deliver robust solutions
• Passionate about monitoring, logging and overall system health
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across teams

It’s awesome if you have

• Familiarity with GraphQL APIs
• Contributions to open-source projects or a technical blog presence
• Experience with authentication technologies like OAuth, OpenID Connect, and API key management

What we offer

• Work remotely or from one of our offices —we trust you to find what works best for you 
• Full package of benefits (health insurance, choice of hardware, paid vacation days, professional development and relocation budget, sabbatical leave, etc.)

* Some benefits vary subject to the hiring location

Helpful links

• Monetization: https://eyeo.com/blog/acceptable-ads-evolution-feature-ecosystem
• eyeo in the news: https://eyeo.com/press/
• Blog updates: https://eyeo.com/blog/
• Life at eyeo: https://eyeo.com/careers/working-at-eyeo
• The team at eyeo: https://eyeo.com/team
• Open Source repository: https://github.com/adblockplus, https://gitlab.com/eyeo

Privacy Notice

eyeo is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. When you apply, you’ll be automatically forwarded to our recruitment platform operated by an external service provider called Greenhouse (seated in the US). Greenhouse collects some information on its website, such as anonymous usage statistics, by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technology. For more information, please refer to Greenhouse’s Privacy Policy. All documents and information provided by you are stored with Greenhouse. In order to ensure an adequate level of data protection, eyeo and Greenhouse have entered into the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (“processors”) - Commission Decision C(2010)593. You can request a copy of this by contacting us at privacy[at]eyeo.com. If you don’t want your data forwarded to Greenhouse, please do not apply. For detailed and further information, please refer to our Privacy Policy at https://eyeo.com/en/privacy.