Senior Backend Software Engineer (m/f/d), Rust – AI-first E-commerce Tech, Full-time

About this role

Fully self-funded, profitable and still expanding, we’re a strong and supportive team with a stable foundation. Now we’re looking for a new colleague who wants to be part of it for the long run: an engineer who gets a goal rather than a ticket, builds with AI as a natural part of the job, and takes ownership from idea to production.

## Why adstrong

* 100% remote: work from anywhere in the EU, with flexible hours and no weekend or night work.
* No process chaos: documentation and procedures are well-structured and digital.
* No politics: we encourage proactive decisions and make ours within 24 hours.
* Stable and growing: a fully self-funded, fast-growing company with no external investors.
* Small, skilled team: a hands-on tech team of around 6 people.
* Great working culture: supportive colleagues who help each other and share knowledge openly.
* AI-first: coding agents are how we build, and your judgement is what matters.
* Attractive compensation: plus all the equipment you need.
* Missing anything? Mention it in your application, and we’ll see if we can make it happen.

## Your Role

* Build AI-first: plan with AI, steer coding agents and review their output critically.
* Turn goals into solutions: work directly with colleagues on the business side to gather requirements, agree on the approach and deliver working software.
* Make architecture and data-model decisions that keep our systems fast and reliable as we scale
* Take ownership of existing applications and build new solutions for our affiliate business.
* Design and develop event-driven backend systems that handle large volumes of product and campaign data, mostly in Rust and partly in Python.
* Own your topics end to end, keeping the team and stakeholders informed along the way.

## Your Profile

* Experience contributing to a strong engineering culture, e.g. through code reviews, knowledge sharing, or improving team tools ...