Last updated: 2025-05-22

12 Backend Software Engineering jobs in Madrid.

Hiring now: Staff Software Engr Alert @ Datadog, Sr Backend Engr @ Pleo, Backend Engr @ Cabify, Sr Backend Rd Engr @ Ansys, Full Stack C Software Eng @ Vonage, Sr Backend Engr @ Termius.Explore more at at kaamvaam.com

🔥 Skills

Go (5) Python (5) distributed systems (3) Elixir (3) reliability (2) scalability (2) performance (2) architecture (2) Distributed systems (2) Ruby (2)

📍 Locations

Madrid (12)
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Datadog

Staff Software Engineer - Alerting Platform Madrid
Skills & Focus: alerting, platform, reliability, scalability, design, distributed systems, real-time systems, performance, architecture, engineering
About the Company: Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve …
Experience: 2+ years in a platform or infrastructure-focused environment
Benefits: New hire stock equity (RSUs), employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), continuous professional development, inclusivity pro…

Pleo

Senior Backend Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: Backend Engineering, Kotlin, Microservices, Cloud environments, Distributed systems, Relational databases, Testing frameworks, DevOps culture, Technical leadership, Code reviews
About the Company: Pleo is a company dedicated to helping every organization go beyond just managing finances, aiming to promote responsible spending culture and digitizing compa…
Experience: Experience solving complex technical challenges at scale
Salary: 87,000€-93,000€ (Spain/Portugal), £79,000-£83,000 (United Kingdom)
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Private health insurance, flexibility/remote working options, paid parental leave, access to LinkedIn Learning, lunch a…

Cabify

Backend Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: backend technology, Go, Elixir, Ruby, distributed systems, design patterns, peer-reviews, mentoring, data oriented, continuous delivery pipeline
About the Company: At Cabify, we aim to make cities better places to live by improving mobility for the people living in them, connecting riders to drivers at the touch of a butt…
Experience: Experience in developing medium/large-scale web applications and distributed systems in a production environment.
Salary: up to 72K
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Recharge days (10 Free Fridays annually), flexible work environment, regular team events, personal development programs…

Datadog

Software Engineer - Backend Generalist Madrid
Skills & Focus: scaling, deployment, production, feature flags, architecture, high scale, software engineering, team collaboration, pragmatism, problems solving
About the Company: Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve …
Experience: 5+ years of software building experience
Benefits: New hire stock equity (RSUs), employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), continuous professional development, intradepartment…

Ansys

Senior Backend R&D Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: Backend services, AI-based technology, Simulation, Python, Postgres, Elixir, Rust, Problem-solving, Performance improvement, Data pipelines
About the Company: Ansys software enables innovators to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation for various industries, including sustainable transportation a…
Experience: 5 years with BS, 3 years with MS, or 1 year with PhD
Type: Full-time

Cabify

Backend Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: Backend development, Python, Go, Scalability, Distributed systems, Agile methodologies, Continuous delivery, Data-oriented applications, Mentorship, Collaborative teams
About the Company: Cabify is a company that empowers business and operations teams to focus on what they do best by scaling them with technology. Currently, it serves thousands o…
Experience: Experience in developing medium/large-scale web applications and distributed systems in a production environment is also a plus.
Salary: L3 up to 52K // L4 (Senior) up to 72K
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Excellent salary conditions, recharge days (10 free Fridays annually), flexible work environment & hours, regular team …

Pleo

Senior Software Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: Senior Software Engineer, Authentication, Authorization, scalable systems, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, OAuth, OIDC, backend languages, mentoring
About the Company: Pleo is on a mission to revolutionise the way businesses manage company spending by creating tools that promote autonomy and foster trust.
Salary: up to £86,500 in the UK; up to €92,500 in Spain/Portugal
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Pleo card, Lunch allowance, Private healthcare, 25 days of holiday, Remote working options, Mental health support, Link…

Cabify

Software Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: Software Engineer, backend technologies, Go, Elixir, Ruby, distributed applications, reliability, scalability, performance, data-driven
About the Company: Cabify aims to make cities better places to live by improving mobility and connecting riders to drivers at the touch of a button.
Salary: Excellent Salary conditions
Benefits: Recharge days! (10 Free Fridays annually), Flexible work environment & hours, Regular team events, Cabify staff free ri…

Datadog

Senior Software Engineer - Event Management Madrid
Skills & Focus: Go, Java, Python, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, distributed systems, data pipelines, low latency
About the Company: Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve …
Experience: Significant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Go, Java, Python) and experience working on large scale and low latency systems.
Benefits: New hire stock equity (RSUs), employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), continuous professional development, mental health b…

Vonage

Full Stack C++ Software Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: cloud communications, WebRTC, real-time communications, media protocols, media processing, VoIP, SIP, media technologies, large-scale systems, cloud infrastructure
About the Company: Vonage is a global cloud communications leader. And your talent will further help brands - such as Airbnb, Viber, WhatsApp, and Snapchat - accelerate their dig…

Termius

Senior Backend Engineer Madrid
Skills & Focus: backend engineer, Python, relational databases, RESTful APIs, cloud platforms, Docker, Django, system design, version control, CI/CD
About the Company: Termius is a modern SSH client built for collaboration and productivity. It organizes infrastructure knowledge and helps troubleshoot incidents quickly to redu…
Experience: 5+ years
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Longevity benefits: paid vacation, sick leaves, and flexible time off.

Datadog

Open Source Software Engineer - Container Monitoring Madrid
Skills & Focus: open-source software, container monitoring, Docker, Kubernetes, Go, Python, cloud-native ecosystem, programming, systems experience, technical conversations
About the Company: Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve …
Experience: You have been working with containers in production for at least a year
Benefits: New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Continuous professional development, product trai…