Senior Backend Developer

Imagine a future where everyone has instant, affordable access to powerful computing resources. At Verda, were building a fully featured European cloud computing platform, with everything needed to run, scale, and deploy applications and workloads. And were doing it on infrastructure powered by 100% renewable energy. Were not here to iterate on what exists - were here to build whats missing. Join Verda while its still being built - not once its finished! Your responsibilities Youll contribute to building a sovereign European cloud, working on core systems that power our platform. A key focus will be developing our next-generation provisioning system - designed from the ground up for performance, reliability, and scale. Youll build integrations with globally renowned vendors and play an active role in evolving our services - whether that means refactoring existing systems, extending capabilities, or building entirely new ones. Your key competencies 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer Proficiency with Go and Python, plus any other programming language, solid software engineering fundamentals Experience designing and building scalable, high-performance systems Good understanding of SQL databases and data modeling Comfortable working in GNU/Linux environments (virtualization, networking, filesystems) Experience with distributed systems and/or cloud infrastructure Familiarity with Kubernetes and DevOps practices is a plus Personal skills You take pride in building high-quality systems and owning your work You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across teams You think critically, challenge assumptions, and take initiative Youre naturally curious and driven to learn - not because you have to, but because you want to. Why Verda Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.) Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth 31 nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team A chance to make a real impact and work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI ecosystem Practicalities Hybrid mode: This role requires presence in our Helsinki at least 3 days per week Employment type: Full-time and permanent What's next Apply sooner rather than laterthis role will be filled as soon as we find the right person. Please submit your application through our Careers page. We dont accept applications sent by email.