Senior Backstage Platform Engineer Europe

Our client is a global jewelry manufacturer and retailer that is transforming the way developers work with cutting-edge platform engineering. The mission is to empower our engineering teams with exceptional self-service capabilities by leveraging automation, standardization, and innovative solutions.

As a Senior Backstage Developer, you will play a critical role in scaling our internal developer portal, transforming an existing instance into a comprehensive platform that enables self-service and reduces operational overhead.

• Design, implement, and scale a Backstage-powered platform in a large enterprise environment
• Develop and maintain custom Backstage plugins, integrations, and frontend components
• Extend the Software Catalog to provide a unified view of services, systems, and resources
• Build and maintain platform integrations with internal tools and cloud services
• Create customizable dashboards tailored to the specific needs of developers and teams
• Collaborate closely with platform, Dev Ops, security, and product teams to enable self-service workflows
• Ensure the platform meets enterprise security, compliance, and SDLC standards
• Improve developer experience through automation, standardization, and observability
• Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor other engineers

• Proven experience implementing and scaling the Backstage.io Platform in a large enterprise and production environments
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on full-stack development
• Experience working in Platform Engineering or Developer Experience (Dev Ex) teams
• Strong understanding of SSO integrations, enterprise compliance requirements, and secure SDLC practices
• Proficiency in Type Script, Node.js, and React
• Strong experience with Node.js and plugin development
• Experience with Azure and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform)
• Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud, monitoring, and identity tools (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Azure, New Relic)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• Familiarity with OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, and permission system
• Experience with CI/CD, cloud, monitoring, and identity tools (e.g., Azure, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, Kubernetes, New Relic)
• Proactive and initiative-driven
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  You identify opportunities to transform manual processes into self-service capabilities
• Outstanding communication skills
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  You can effectively collaborate with stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams to understand their workflows and pain points
• Mentorship mindset
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  You enjoy helping others grow and sharing your knowledge
• Strategic thinking
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  You can balance immediate needs with long-term platform vision and understand how to reduce operational costs through automation