Senior Backend Engineer - My Porsche - Events Team (F/M/D)

Barcelona, Spain

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Senior Backend Engineer ‑ My Porsche ‑ Events Team (F/M/D)

WHO WE ARE

We are Porsche Digital, a Porsche company, driven by innovation, courage, and a shared dream: to build exceptional digital experiences for one of the most iconic brands in the world.

We are reshaping how Porsche customers engage with their vehicles and lifestyle — delivering intuitive, premium digital products that set new industry standards.

Our culture is built on focus, teamwork, courage, passion, continuous improvement, and respect.

 

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Join the My Porsche Events Team — a cross-functional, autonomous product team with full ownership over its lifecycle. We’re building the customer-facing backend for exclusive Porsche events — from discovery and ticketing to rich, personalized experiences.

You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and other engineers to ship features that matter. As a senior engineer, you'll be empowered to influence architecture, drive technical decisions, and mentor teammates.

This role also offers a clear path toward technical leadership, with the potential to grow into a Tech Lead position — supporting the team in decision-making, quality, and cross-team collaboration.

You’ll also contribute to shaping our engineering culture and how we work across the broader Porsche Digital organization.

 

WHAT YOU BRING ALONG

We’re looking for a senior backend engineer (5+ years of experience) who combines deep technical expertise with a collaborative mindset. You enjoy solving complex problems, making smart architectural choices, and helping others grow.

You bring:

Technical excellence in:

  •     Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot
  •     Node.js, Docker, Python
  •     Cloud-native architecture on AWS, including ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora
  •     CI/CD pipelines (CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CloudFormation, CDK/Terraform)
  •     OAuth2 / Authentication flows
  •     Event-driven systems with Kafka
  •     Infrastructure as Code (CDK, Terraform)
  •     Monitoring & Observability (New Relic, Splunk)

Engineering mindset:

  •     Strong knowledge of clean code, design patterns, and domain-driven design
  •     Experience evolving and refactoring legacy systems
  •     A passion for writing tests at all levels (unit, integration, e2e)
  •     A desire to mentor, lead discussions, and shape best practices

Nice to have:

  •     Familiarity with tools like Contentful, Jira, Slack, Confluence, GitHub
  •     DevOps awareness and a collaborative mindset for CI/CD and release cycles

 

WHAT WE OFFER 

  • Full time permanent contract 

  • Competitive salary 

  • 26 days paid vacation 

  • Flexible working model (you and your team decide when to be in the office) 

  • Free coffee, tea, fruits, drinks, yogurt, bread at our office canteen 

  • No dress-code, pick the outfit that makes you feel comfortable 

  • Access to our corporate benefits 

  • Personal growth budget 

  • The possibility to make a real impact 

 

Before you apply: 

We are a very flexible company and work in a hybrid mode. We are excited to welcome individuals who are passionate about their work and eager to join our team in Barcelona. Therefore, we kindly request that all applicants either currently reside in Barcelona or are open to relocating for this position. We believe that Barcelona is a vibrant and beautiful city, and we are looking forward to welcoming new team members who share our enthusiasm for the city and the work we do here. 

 

WHAT COMES NEXT 

If you've made it this far, don't keep us waiting. Get started - apply directly! 

In the meantime: Check out our new Porsche Digital Website to get an impression of what our hearts beat for: https://www.porsche.digital 

We are looking forward to every unique application that reaches us. Because diversity is just as important as the energy that flows through our veins

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