Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?

We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we have grown into the world’s largest direct-to-consumer (D2C) sleep brand, with a presence in over 20 markets and more than 35 Emma stores across Europe. 

Our mission is simple: to develop sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day. Today, our products are trusted by millions and recommended by leading consumer associations worldwide. 

It’s our people who bring this mission to life. At Emma, you’ll join a driven, international team that values ownership, collaboration, and continuous knowledge sharing. With colleagues from over 70 nationalities, we combine diverse perspectives with a shared ambition to learn, grow, and create lasting impact, together. 

Ready to awaken your best with us?

We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to join our ERP team.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance APIs and distributed systems to support our ERP team. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and frontend developers to build reliable and scalable services that power our global operations.

What you'll do:

You will design, build, and scale backend services in Go and Typescript to support Emma’s global fulfillment and logistics operations, helping us become the world’s leading sleep brand.
You will develop and maintain robust, secure, and high-performance REST APIs that integrate with various internal systems and third-party providers.
You will work with event-driven architectures using AWS services such as SNS, SQS, ensuring smooth communication across distributed systems.
You will take ownership of backend components end-to-end—from development and testing to deployment and monitoring (full DevOps).
You will ensure high code quality through automated testing, code reviews, and continuous delivery pipelines.
You will be part of an agile, empowered team, actively sharing knowledge, mentoring team members, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
You will contribute to recruiting efforts to help us grow our high-performing tech team.

Who we're looking for:

You have a strong track record of designing and delivering scalable and performant backend systems in a cloud environment, preferably with Go (Golang) & Typescript.
You are experienced in building event-driven architectures using AWS SNS/SQS, and are familiar with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).
You have solid understanding of RESTful API design, microservices, and systems integration patterns.
You bring deep knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and software design patterns.
You have several years of proven experience in backend software development, ideally in a fast-paced E-commerce or logistics-focused environment.
You are familiar with CI/CD pipelines and take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
You are highly self-organized, with a strong sense of ownership and proactive problem-solving mindset.
You are a team player with strong communication skills, and thrive in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment.
Experience working with monitoring tools and implementing observability best practices is a plus.
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience is required.

What we offer:

A combination of personal and company growth to accelerate your career and help you reach your goals.
A career development path tailored to your goals, with access to mentorship, training, and resources that will accelerate your professional growth.
The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects as part of a dedicated, international team.
A culture of collaboration and innovation, where you’ll have the freedom to implement new ideas, shape processes, and help build the DNA of a maturing company.
To work and learn from experts in diverse fields and get to know your team members at exciting company events.

Become an Emmie

We are on a mission to become No.1 in the world of sleep, and we’re looking for driven, ambitious people to help us shape what’s next. If you’re curious, hands-on, and ready to challenge the status quo, you’ll find the space here to make things happen and create real impact. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. We celebrate diversity and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

Our aim is to get back to you within a few days. Due to the high volume of applications, there may be slight delays, but we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Emma – The Sleep Company

Senior Backend Engineer

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