Senior Backend Engineer, Shop & Payments (Go/React)

Hi! We are AMBOSS and we are looking for a Senior/Mid-level Fullstack Engineer to join our team, and shape the future of medical education with us! About AMBOSS AMBOSS is a dynamic learning and clinical decision support tool committed to empowering medical professionals globally to deliver optimal care. Since our inception in 2012, we've harnessed cutting-edge technology to transform the way physicians acquire and apply scientific knowledge. Each AMBOSSian is passionate about being the champion of clinicians today - this motivates and unites us each day towards success. And what does success look like? When a clinician or med student tells us, “AMBOSS makes practicing medicine easier and enjoyable. I love what I do, and a big part is because of AMBOSS.” Want to learn more about our culture? Watch our video to explore what makes us unique . Why can this position be exciting for you? Senior/ Mid-level Fullstack Engineer in the Shop Team –This team sits at the heart of our mission, building the gateway that allows medical students around the world to be able to access the AMBOSS platform. In this team, your work has a direct, measurable impact on revenue and user discovery . Whether you are prototyping a bold new hypothesis or scaling a high-availability payment service, you will be defining how the world buys AMBOSS. You will: Ramp Up: Become a domain expert in AMBOSS’s shop and payment architecture, from the purchase experience to international tax compliance. Ship Impact: Deliver end-to-end features and improvements from discovery to deployment. That could be shipping a real product on shop or providing a localized, frictionless checkout experience for our global users. Collaborate: Build deep working relationships with Product, Design, and Finance stakeholders. Build & Iterate : Design and evolve high-availability services handling regional payment methods and subscription logic. Own the Lifecycle : Manage discovery, technical design, deployment, and monitoring. Innovate with AI: Use tools like Cursor or Copilot and research how emerging technologies (LLMs, automation) can add genuine user value. Scale: Extend existing systems to support new markets and medical disciplines while maintaining clean integration with core infrastructure. You Bring: Go (Golang): Strong backend fundamentals (concurrency, API design, error handling). React & TypeScript: Solid foundations for building intuitive, responsive frontends. API Design: Experience with GraphQL and/or REST. Ops & Observability: Hands-on experience with Docker, CI/CD, and AWS/Kubernetes . You write your own tests and read your own dashboards. Architectural Intuition: The ability to deconstruct complex codebases and (for Seniors) design data models at scale. Product-Minded: You care about why we build, focusing on user impact and business value over technical complexity for its own sake. Pragmatic: You know when to ship a quick proof-of-concept and when to invest in long-term stability. AI-Native: You are comfortable with (and excited by) AI-assisted development. Comfort with Ambiguity: You can make sound decisions even when requirements are still evolving. Nice to Haves Experience with Payment Providers (Stripe, Adyen, Braintree). Understanding of International Tax or fintech compliance. Exposure to Event-driven architectures or message queues. Previous work with LLM integration or AI-powered features. Benefits: 🌴 Rest & Time Off (30 paid vacation days, AMBOSS holiday, personal purpose day and more) 🥙Food & Office Comfort ( Daily healthy breakfast & lunch by in-house chef in Berlin HQ, AMBOSS daycare, work remotely from other office spaces in Cologne, Sardinia, Cape Town) 🏃 Health, Fitness & Mobility (Urban Sports Club -M plan- , Fitbit Versa 3, Deutschland Ticket…) Check out the full list of benefits below: https://go.amboss.com/the-amboss-prescription-de We believe that diversity is a powerful driver of innovation and progress. That’s why we are committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and supportive environment where everyone—regardless of gender, age, ethnic or cultural background, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity—is valued and given equal opportunity to thrive. We warmly welcome people of all backgrounds to help us fulfil our mission: empowering all medical professionals to provide the best possible care 🩺 Even if you don’t meet every single point in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear from you!