Senior Backend Developer (m/f/d)

About us

Metalshub is a very well-funded growing technology company in a market with huge potential. We provide a digital B2B supply chain solution for metals & mining companies to unlock value in their daily operations and decision-making. With now, more than 1350+ companies in 100+ countries trusting our innovative product, Metalshub strives to become the leading supply chain solution for the global metals industry.

Your mission

Our dev team is fully remote, with engineers working from various locations across Germany. Düsseldorf is our HQ, we meet regularly for brainstorming sessions, workshops and team events. Joining Metalshub means contributing to a diverse and ambitious team dedicated to revolutionizing an entire industry. You will be equipped with an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro and you can freely choose your IDE (e.g. VSCode, PyCharm) and preferred tools.

Your New Team
You’ll join a squad of engineers working cross-functionally to digitalize and optimize the metals and mining industry ????. Our squad-based, Scrum-driven approach allows us to focus on impact, collaboration, and growth. You’ll work closely with frontend engineers, QA specialists, product owners and designers, transforming complex business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Your Tasks:

• Envision and implement backend components for our platform using Python, Django, Django REST Framework (DRF), and celery.
• Drive decision-making to quickly achieve outcomes aligned with our product vision.
• Actively participate in the full product development lifecycle, collaborating with frontend engineers, QA, and product managers to turn complex ideas into technical solutions.
• Perform code reviews to ensure best practices and contribute to a rich documentation base.

Notes for Success
In the past, successful candidates have:

• Delighted us with the unexpected
• Brought glowing references and industry insights
• Thought quickly, demonstrated resilience, and challenged our assumptions

Your skillset

You'll bring:

• Experience in a product-based environment where you’ve seen codebases evolve over time.
• At least 4 years of hands-on development experience, specifically with Python and Django.
• Strong command of Django REST Framework (DRF) and SQL.
• Familiarity with Scrum and effective team collaboration.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills.
• Experience in writing tests.

We’d Love to See

• Knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, Docker, Flask, and FastAPI.
• Ability to balance attention to detail with a focus on results.
• Interest in broadening your skillset and collaborating on various technical topics.

Our promise

Why Metalshub?
Joining Metalshub means working on a platform that’s transforming an industry. You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of projects, grow into a trusted go-to person for specific features, and work with a diverse team with a shared mission to digitalize metals and mining. If you’re ready to make a real impact and “deliver the outstanding,” Metalshub could be the place for you.

Our Benefits

• Fast decision making in the team and company
• Working with a modern [tech stack]()
• Onboarding Buddy and regular 1-on-1 meetings (weekly) with your manager
• Engineer career paths ([Engineering Ladders](
• Educational budget (Conferences, Books,Trainings,…)
• Share your knowledge sessions in the engineering team
• If you want to invest in a company pension scheme, Metalshub contributes with 20% of employee’s investment sum of their pension (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge)
• 28 days holiday per year
• Choose your own hardware (private use allowed) and IDE
• Benefits catalogue (Urban Sports, Deutschland-Ticket, Swapfiets, Babbel, Massages, Gymondo…)
• International and diverse team
• Highly enjoyable culture and regular team events
• Nice office with standing-desks, Kicker and free drinks

Contact

You share our excitement? We are looking forward to your application!