Senior Back-end Developer

As a Senior Back-end developer, you'll be a vital part of our team, working together to build Donna, our perfect AI-sales assistant for field sales reps. Donna empowers them to focus on what they do best - selling.

Expect to tackle diverse challenges in back-end engineering and integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into our products. Your objective will be to ensure our product remains scalable and performant, contributing to an optimal user experience.

You’ll join our ambitious Donna team as one of the early hires. This means you’ll have the opportunity to be part of an early-stage start-up and to learn from experienced serial entrepreneurs.

If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey from the early days and make a significant impact in a growing team with global ambitions, Donna is the place for you!

What you’ll be doing

A non-exhaustive list of features we could use your help with:

• Design and implement the overall architecture of our web applications and integrations, ensuring they are responsive and maintain high-quality code standards.

• Adding support for new data source ingestion and assisting in maintaining clarity in our data layer.

• Experiment with new technologies to get the most out of our stack.

• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.

• We believe in shipping fast to gather feedback quickly from our customers.

• We like to keep things simple, so we leverage as much as possible the services offered by key vendors.

• You’ll report directly to our CTO, but you’ll work together with other departments (and customers) in detailing the requirements of features and make trade-offs together in order to maximise value while minimising complexity.

• We’re looking for someone with at least 5 years of experience building full stack applications. You are fluent in Typescript, Node.js and AWS. Experience with meta-frameworks like Remix or Next.js is a plus.

• We have data-heavy back-end, so a good data affinity is important. Any experience with data pipelines and data architectures will be a big help.

• Experience in a startup or scale-up environment is a plus. It is important you can embrace the start-up culture. While we try to keep technical debt in check, there are times we need to ship quickly and make pragmatic tradeoffs.

• You are output driven and you are not afraid to critically evaluate data and results.

• You’re able to break down big initiatives into small tasks, allowing for re-prioritization as important opportunities arise.

• Personal growth is important to you, and you have the ambition to thrive in a start-up culture.

• We have global ambitions, so fluency in English is a must.

• Ability to work with us in the Ghent office; this is not a remote position.

What you can expect

• As one of the first hires of Donna, you’ll be able to witness our growth from the first row. 🚀

• As a part of Donna, you’ll become a part of the Ghent tech ecosystem, and a member of the StarApps ecosystem. 💪

• You’ll work close to the iconic Wintercircus in Ghent, one of the fastest-growing Tech Hubs in Europe.

• This is a high-impact position in a fast-growing company.

• Donna is a company that sticks to its values in an open and informal atmosphere.

• Donna is a diverse and inclusive organization that is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

Along with these awesome perks, we offer a competitive salary with the following benefits:

• Macbook 💻

• Mobility Budget 🌱

• Healthcare benefits plan 🏥

• Meal vouchers 🍴

• Free office snacks 🍰

• Team celebrations and events 🎉