Backend Engineer

At Pixaera, we’re a passionate team of builders who are dedicated to delivering solutions that empower people. Today, we’re leveraging Ai and gamification to build a vertical platform that is centered around improving the safety readiness of frontline workers in any high risk industry. If you are a doer who thrives in a dynamic, mission-focused environment, join us!

Who are we?

We’re a passionate team of builders who are dedicated to delivering solutions that empower people. Today, we’re leveraging Ai and gamification to build a vertical platform that is centered around improving the safety readiness of frontline workers in any high risk industry. If you are a doer who thrives in a dynamic, mission-focused environment, join us!

Who are we looking for?

We are on the lookout for a skilled Backend Engineer with a strong background in Go to join our forward-thinking team. The ideal candidate will excel in tackling complex technical challenges, optimizing performance, and managing projects from concept through to production. You should be a self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fully remote environment, with a proven ability to communicate effectively and drive iterative solutions. Experience with NodeJS, and familiarity with GraphQL and gRPC, are a plus.

Key experience and skills:

Required skills:

• Proven experience with Go

• Proven ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex technical, architectural, and/or organisational issues, and propose iterative solutions

• Experience with performance and optimization problems and a proven ability to both diagnose and prevent these issues

• Experience working in agile environments with an iterative software development process

• Effective communication skills: clearly communicate status updates, ability to achieve consensus with peers.

• Experience owning a project from concept to production including discovery, discussion and execution

• Self motivated and self managing with strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to thrive in a fully remote organisation

• Experience with writing unit and integration tests

• Experience with Git and Github

• Positive, proactive and solution oriented mindset

• Self starting, independent goal oriented and numbers driven

• Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, sufficient for success in a remote and largely asynchronous environment.

Nice to have:

• Experience in NodeJS

• Familiarity with GraphQL, and GRPC

• Game Development experience or familiarity

How do we support and benefit our employees?

• Fully remote set-up, with 2x company-wide meetups per year to meet and bond with your colleagues.

• All the equipment you need to succeed provided by Pixaera.

• 25 days of company vacation allowance per year in addition to local public holidays. If there is a public holiday that you would rather work, let us know and you can swap it for another day in lieu.

• Competitive stock options.

At Pixaera, we’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to thrive. We believe that diverse perspectives fuel creativity and innovation, which is why we celebrate individuality and foster an environment of inclusion and belonging.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer — discrimination of any kind has no place here. No matter your background, identity, or lived experience, you’re welcome at Pixaera.