Senior Software Engineer - APAC

What you will do in this role

We’re looking for versatile engineers who show strong ownership and are motivated to take on new challenges across the technical stack while helping us move our technology forward.

You will be working in an agile "build it and run it" environment where engineering teams build, launch, monitor and support the product that they own.

Driven by the desire to craft outstanding products, you understand how to deliver seamless user experiences at scale.

We are looking for passion in creating systems by producing clean, consistent and well-organised code.

As well as a good team player supporting colleagues and creating a learning and sharing environment!

English must be a no-brainer as you will join an international team dispatched in different locations around the world (US/FR/ES/JP).

Our technical environment

Backend stack: Python - FastAPI , SQLAlchemy, Celery, Golang, Django (being phased out)

Frontend stack: VueJS, Typescript, Nuxt, Revolve ( our design system)

Data: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, BigQuery

Infrastructure: GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Datadog, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Github

Main technical challenges

Traditionally based on a monolith, Back Market's technical stack has been undergoing a radical transformation in recent years into a distributed and service-oriented architecture. This transition provides an opportunity to modernize the platform, raising engineering standards.

Building a set of efficient and loosely coupled services is one of the main challenges to face for the years to come. But teams are excited to independently control their release schedules, manage their data, SLAs, tools, and – ultimately – be responsible for their own service-offering. Meanwhile, Platform teams are working to provide a scalable, consistent and secure platform, one that makes engineering teams more productive.

As a SENIOR I Engineer: Produce, Innovate & Share

• Facilitates meaningful discussions around complex issues.
• Suggests or makes improvements for existing designs and architecture for quarter-bounded projects or mission-critical areas in their squad.
• Explores technologies with sizable potential impact for the team.
• Is able to contribute actively to high impact chaos mitigation.
• Identifies and advocate for prioritization of tasks that can optimize delivery

Backend capacities

• Strong system design skills
• Experience with microservices, distributed systems
• Deep understanding of data architecture and APIs
• Experience with performance optimization and scalability

Frontend capabilities (experienced)

• Solid experience with modern JavaScript frameworks
• Can independently build frontend features
• Understanding of state management, routing, API integration
• Considers performance, accessibility, and UX in implementations

Fullstack mindset

• End-to-end product thinking
• Curiosity about the full stack
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguity across technical domains

Recruitment process

• HR screening - (45 min)
• Coding & Testing module - (60 min)
• System design feature (60 min)
• Data module (45 min)
• Tech leadership + Meet your manager ( 75 min)
• BM Values (45 min)

Hybrid policy - Tokyo office

3 days /week at the office - Monday is mandatory

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? ✌🏼At Back Market, we’re committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — it’s one of the reasons we’re such a high-scoring certified B Corp company (93.2).

No matter your role and seniority level, you’ll enjoy impact-driven work with hands-on career development in an innovative, driven, and fast-paced environment — with benefits to match, like:

• A mission driven work environment where your day to day makes an impact on the planet. Seriously.
• Hybrid work environment, with 2 remote days a week and 1 remote work week per quarter, plus 3 flex days.
• Employee Resource Groups, including mentorship programs, comprehensive accessibility policies, and cultural competency training.

At Back Market, we strive to create a workplace that embodies the world we’re trying to change. We’ve embedded our diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our DNA — from dedicated staff to employee resource groups to our company values.

We know that the perfect background for a role doesn’t mean the perfect fit — we encourage you to apply for a role even if you think you may not have all the qualifications.

If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.