Backend Software Engineer

• JOIN THE TEAM BUILDING AN AI-FIRST COMPANY 🚀
• Hostinger serves more than 5.5 million clients across 150 countries, but we're still excited about what we're creating next.
• AI is changing how we build products, support customers, work together, and solve problems. It helps us move faster, spend less time on repetitive work, and focus on bigger ideas.
• If you want your work to influence both what we build and how we build it, we'd like to meet you.
• Our culture: Guided by 10 company principles https://www.hostinger.com/principles.

YOUR ROLE AT HOSTINGER

• You'll join Hostinger AI Builder - the team building an AI-powered platform that helps anyone turn an idea into a website, online store, or web app.
• This isn't a "ticket-to-deploy" role. You'll own problems end-to-end: from identifying customer needs to shipping solutions and measuring their impact.
• We move fast, with high autonomy and broad ownership. AI agents are part of how we build every day - helping us experiment faster and solve bigger problems.
• Curious to learn more? Meet your future Team Lead: Paulius Gedminas, Head of Engineering for Ecommerce & AI builder https://www.linkedin.com/in/gedminas

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Build the engine behind AI Builder/eCommerce - Design and develop backend systems and APIs using Node.js that power our vibe coding platform. Your code helps people create, collaborate, and ship faster.
• Own your services - Take ownership of backend features and services, learning to make architectural decisions with guidance from senior engineers.
• Optimize and scale: focus on API performance, database optimization, and system scalability. Learn production-level engineering from real challenges at scale.
• Integrate and innovate - Connect third-party APIs, implement data storage solutions, and help build features that users actually love.
• Quality matters - Write tested, documented, scalable code that creates business value. We'll help you develop a strong engineering mindset.
• Collaborate across the stack - Work closely with frontend developers, product managers, and other engineers to ship features that make an impact.
• Learn and level up - Get mentored on system design, performance optimization, and backend best practices. We're committed to your growth from mid-level to senior engineer

WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED

• 2+ years of experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL or MySQL in production environments.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs and experience building them - you've shipped features that users depend on.
• Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, BullMQ, GCP PubSub).
• Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization knowledge.
• Experience working with observability tools, such as Grafana or similar solutions.
• Testing mindset - experience with unit testing and integration testing (Jest, Mocha, or similar).
• Database knowledge - comfortable with SQL and at least one ORM (Sequelize, TypeORM, Prisma, or similar), Redis.
• Git proficiency - you've worked in team environments and know how to collaborate through version control.
• Self-starter mentality - you take ownership, ask good questions, and aren't afraid to challenge approaches when something feels off.
• Good communicator - you document your work, share progress, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

NICE TO HAVE

• Microservices architecture exposure.
• Performance monitoring and optimization experience.
• CI/CD pipeline familiarity.
• Experience with AI tools and LLM providers is a significant plus.
• Terraform experience.

BENEFITS YOU'LL LOVE

🚀 360 Growth: We provide limitless learning opportunities https://www.hostinger.com/blog/learning-culture/: access to platforms like Reforge and CoachHub, global conferences, physical and digital libraries, feedback culture https://www.hostinger.com/blog/reaching-your-peak/, and mentoring through TesoXchange https://tesoxchange.com/. Advance your career with internal mobility and grow with a team eager to share knowledge and support your success.

🎯 Freedom & responsibility: Work on your terms: from modern offices in Kaunas and Vilnius, the comfort of home, or anywhere in the world. Enjoy flexibility in managing your schedule and bring your ideas to life in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

💪Wellness simplified: Your health comes first with insurance from Day 1, gym memberships, recharge leave, Headspace https://www.headspace.com/ subscriptions, and regular health checks. Join our wellbeing-dedicated events, sports, arts, and hobby clubs, or simply enjoy the balance of a lifestyle that prioritizes wellness.

🎉 Work hard – play hard: Celebrate your achievements with company events like Summerfest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPnIDaaq0jc & Winterfest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfytsnQyE2I, Town Hall, Meet the Client initiatives, team-buildings, and workations. Enjoy access to the Žalgiris Arena VIP Lounge and celebrate life’s big moments with milestone gifts for weddings, new parenthood, and graduations.

COMPENSATION

• Gross salary 5600 – 7600 EUR/month. Specific compensation based on experience and competence.
• Get ready to take your personal and professional growth to new heights! Join Hostinger today and be part of our journey 🚀
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