Senior Backend Engineer - Elixir/Golang; m/f/d
Mission, Johnson County, Kansas, 66201, USA
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Software Development
Backend Developer, Software Engineer
Your Impact
As a
Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d) at 7
Mind, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team building technology that supports mental wellbeing work end-to-end on features, take ownership of backend services and help shape a system that is reliable, maintainable and a pleasure to work with.
In 2025, we fully rewrote and relaunched the 7
Mind app and backend. Our new platform follows Domain-Driven Design principles and deliberately focuses on “delightfully boring” solutions: simple, robust and built to last.
7
Mind is part of the 7
NXT Health Group (Buddy Fit, Gymondo), bringing together strong engineering culture and a clear purpose: empowering people to live healthier lives.
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
, with a strong focus on backend development - Proficiency in Elixir or Golang, paired with a strong interest in mastering the other.
- Solid understanding of web fundamentals (HTTP, REST, caching, cookies, Web Sockets, asset loading)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployments
- A strong sense for clean architecture, maintainable and testable code
- Product mindset: you balance technical excellence with user value and business impact
- Clear communication and documentation skills in English
Nice to Have:
- Experience or interest in mobile or web development
- Kubernetes configuration or administration
- Linux system administration
- RDBMS, SQL
- Familiarity with Google Cloud or AWS
- Build and evolve backend features end-to-end: from concept and implementation to deployment and monitoring
- Write clean, testable and maintainable code with a strong focus on long-term quality
- Maintain and improve integrations with third-party services
- Ensure a stable, observable and scalable backend in a B2C environment
- Take and share ownership of your services and share responsibility for the overall system
- Discuss trade-offs openly with product, design and other stakeholders
- Contribute to a strong engineering culture through code reviews, documentation and knowledge sharing
We use modern, well-proven tools and value pragmatic choices over unnecessary complexity:
- Elixir (with Phoenix, Broadway)
- Golang
- Kubernetes, Postgre
SQL, Google Pub Sub, Open Telemetry, Terraform - Github, Github Actions, Linear, Data Dog, Google Cloud, Cloudflare
Success requires positive energy. That's why we ensure the right conditions are in place - physically, mentally, and within the team:
- 30 days of vacation per year
- 2 additional days off:
December 24 (Christmas Eve) and December 31 (New Year's Eve) are officially recognized as paid holidays. - Hybrid working model(3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)
- 4 weeks ofwork from abroadper year
- A free Urban Sports Club Mmembership &access to Nilo Healthfor mental health and personal development
- Free accessto our digital wellbeing products (7
Mind & Gymondo) - Monthly mobility budgetof €30 via Navit
- Family-friendly benefits: childcare costs & sick days for children
- Theoffice classics: fruit & vegetable basket, muesli & yogurt (also vegan), drinks & snacks
- A wide range of opportunities for personal growth and development - including a €1,000annual training budget
- Four-legged colleagues are welcome in our pet-friendly office!
We welcome what makes you unique. At 7
NXT, Gymondo and 7
Mind, we believe in diversity, openness and team spirit. No matter which gender you identify with, whether you have a disability, what your neurotype is, where you come from, what you believe in or how you love - you are welcome here.
Don't meet all the criteria? No problem. If you would like to shape the future of health & well-being with us, we look forward to receiving your application.
Do you need a more accessible application process or do you have questions about the procedure? Write to us and we'll find a way.
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