Lead Backend Developer
🌍 Join a Tech-Driven Mission to Make Business Travel More Sustainable! 🚀
Are you a hands-on engineering leader ready to guide a talented team and shape a product that’s making real impact on the planet? If you thrive on meaningful challenges and care about climate-conscious innovation — keep reading! 👇
đź’Ľ About our Client
Our client is a Copenhagen-based sustainability-focused travel management startup working with medium-to-large corporations to reduce the climate impact of business travel. Their platform connects major travel services and overlays them with carbon emissions data, automated CO2 offsetting, and sustainability reporting.
👨‍💻 The Role
We’re hiring a hands-on Development Lead. Someone who can guide a small, capable team while staying close to the code. You might already be leading teams, or you're a senior-level developer ready to take that next step. You’ll be the go-to person between the dev team and the CTO - making sure the tech stays solid, the team is supported, and our client keeps shipping great features without losing sight of their values.
You should have strong engineering instincts, a solid grasp of systems thinking, and a practical approach to problem-solving. You’ll code, review, guide, and help them grow both their product and their engineering culture.
You’ll be leading a team of three backend developers with varying skill levels. The current team is working remote from Bosnia and Serbia. You’ll play a key role in growing the team, with one or two new hires expected in the near future.
🔧 Responsibilities
- Take technical and operational ownership of the backend
- Lead system design for new features and integrations
- Review, refactor, and stabilize critical components
- Support and mentor other backend engineers
- Identify bottlenecks, tech debt, and performance issues
- Maintain high standards for code, quality, and security
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Route53), Docker, Linux
- Backend: PHP, Laravel, MariaDB, Redis
- Frontend: React, TypeScript
- Other: GitHub, Laravel Forge, and various 3rd-party APIs
👤 Who You Are
- At least 6+ years of experience in software development
- Hands-on skills with SQL, database design, backend architecture, and external integrations
- Comfortable owning quality in a live production environment
- The personality to mentor others and drive technical alignment
- Strong communicator with advanced English speaking skills, who values team well-being, open collaboration, and autonomy.
⚖️ What’s In It for You
We offer a remote-first role with a competitive salary, depending on experience and location, along with participation in the client's employee warrant (equity) program. We're open to candidates across Europe, especially within ±2 time zones of Denmark. The client team meets up regularly in Copenhagen for team connection and collaboration. It’s meaningful work with a supportive team, with flexibility and climate impact built in.
🎯 Ready to lead with purpose?
If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply now and help shape the future of sustainable business travel! 🌱🚀
- Team
- Software Development
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment level
- Executive/Senior Level
Belgrade, Serbia
You will love working with us. Here is why:
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Single, long-term projects
Our developers enjoy the focused satisfaction of mastering one project at a time. Join us and experience how rewarding it can be when your work truly comes full circle.
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Remote-first culture
You can work from anywhere! Our remote-first culture gives developers the autonomy to work wherever they please, while still connecting and collaborating with exceptional colleagues from multiple disciplines. You choose what's in sync with your lifestyle, and our team is here to make it work.
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Straightforward recruitment process
Our stress-free recruitment process is tailored to the unique needs of developers. We take pride in offering a simple yet efficient way of bringing you onboard.
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Friendliest HR team on the planet
Our HR team is here to make sure your work experience goes above and beyond! From the first moment of contact, they are sure to provide a warm and friendly experience ensuring that you're always surrounded by genuine support.
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Diversity and Creativity
The atmosphere of creativity and productivity in a space that celebrates individual differences, different nationalities, experiences, and talents. Just imagine a workspace with different teams collaborating with each other, sharing marvelous ideas amongst themselves. Now that's valuable cooperation that leads to both personal and professional growth.
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Cool and Friendly Vibe
We've heard many times that the vibe resembles that of a cool and relaxed savvy startup office - with an open-concept environment, cool, concrete columns, a spacious free drink & snack area, and the most beautiful view of Belgrade. Oh, and we have a big, pink, comfy couch!
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Shared Workspace in Serbia
We're not a traditional outsourcing company as you know it (we don't use that term here), but a hub that finds, recruits, and manages teams who work together on different projects all in one shared workspace.
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Welcome to Teamcubate! We're more than just a workplace - we're a community that values innovation, creativity, and fun.
We believe that happy employees are productive ones, so we go above and beyond to create an environment where you can grow, learn, and thrive.
Our core team is dedicated to creating a culture of inclusivity, respect, and collaboration, where everyone's voice is heard and valued.
We also understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible arrangements that allow you to recharge and unwind.
And we are sure this cool team culture will get even better once you join us!
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