Priva

Technology

BackendStaffEngineer

€135–195k ~AI est. De Lier, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Backend Staff Engineer at Priva. Skills: Backend development, Distributed systems, Cloud architecture, Reliability engineering. Translate requirements into backend designs. Lead design and development”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Simplify complex problems; Root-cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Extensive experience building backend systems, Proven experience designing, building, operating distributed systems, Practical experience with Akka. NET, Experience with event-driven systems, Knowledge of API design, Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Good understanding of observability, Experience with CI/CD, Engineering judgment, Ability to influence technical decisions

Nice to Have

Understanding of cloud-native architecture, Experience with Azure IoT Hub, Experience with event sourcing, Experience with Docker, Experience with Bicep, Experience with OpenTelemetry, Experience with Application Insights, Experience with Azure Monitor, Experience with reliability engineering practices, Experience with products long lifecycles

What You'll Do.

Translate requirements into backend designs

Lead design and development

Define backend architecture

Review technical designs

Design solutions for high availability

Design solutions for resilience

Design solutions for long-term maintainability

Guide teams on distributed-system concerns

Collaborate with teams

Improve engineering practices

Support root-cause analysis

Drive corrective actions

Raise technical maturity

Make technical trade-offs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Frontend engineers; Backend engineers; QA engineers; Hardware teams; Firmware teams

Process & Methodology

Agile

Full Job Description

Backend Staff Engineer – Help us build the next generation of Priva solutions About Priva | Your Future Ecosystem Located between Rotterdam and The Hague, in the heart of the world’s leading greenhouse region, lies Westland, home to Priva’s modern campus in De Lier. This innovative region has been the foundation of our family-owned company since the 1950s. What started as a hardware business has grown into a global leader in horticulture and building automation. Today, Priva develops advanced hardware, software, and digital services for climate control, energy efficiency, and water optimization. Our solutions support horticulture, indoor and city farming, as well as offices, hotels, hospitals, and retail environments worldwide. Our next ambition? Becoming a leading digital service provider with “Climate as a Service” solutions that help customers operate more sustainably. With over 600 colleagues, 16 international offices, and more than 400 installation partners, we deliver smart, sustainable solutions in over 100 countries. If you want your work to have impact on sustainability, food security, and the way cities grow, then this is where you belong. Why this role matters At Priva, we are building the next generation of building automation systems: cloud-connected, security-first, and designed for long-term reliability. You will work on an innovative IoT platform that combines embedded controllers, edge gateways, and cloud services to keep buildings running safely for 10–15 years with minimal maintenance. As a Backend Staff Engineer , you will play a key role in shaping the architecture, reliability, and long-term maintainability of our cloud-connected backend platform. You will use your deep technical expertise to help us build resilient, observable, and scalable backend solutions. You will guide technical direction, support teams in making sound architectural decisions, and raise the engineering standard across backend development. This is a senior individual contr

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