Senior Backend Developer (all gender)

What You'll Be Working On

At Userlike, we’re continuously improving one of Europe’s leading customer messaging platforms — and we’re looking for a Python developer (intermediate to senior) to help us take it to the next level. From intelligent automation to mobile experiences, you’ll play a key role in expanding a mature, stable product with new features, improved performance, and smarter tools.

• Contribute to the further development of our Django-based backend, with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Design and implement new features across our unified messaging platform and customer dashboard.
• Improve and expand AI-driven tools and automation features, some already in use, others built from scratch.
• Extend and refine the backend for our mobile app, making sure it integrates smoothly with the rest of the platform.
• Handle transaction management and the deployment of complex APIs that power real-time communication.
• Work closely with frontend, QA, DevOps, Design, and Product to bring features to life — collaboration is core to how we build.
• Take part in improving our development processes, suggesting better patterns, tools, or architectural decisions.
  
  

Our Setup

• Tech Stack: Python, Django, Rust, PostgreSQL, CI/CD
• Team: 16 people in development
• Hybrid Work: 3 days/week in our Cologne office, 2 remote — we like working together, but value flexibility too
  
  

What Makes You a Fit

• You write clean, maintainable Python code and have experience with Django or similar frameworks.
• You’re used to working in API-driven environments and know your way around PostgreSQL.
• You enjoy solving real product problems and collaborating across design, frontend, and QA.
• You're independent, pragmatic, and care about building things that actually work well.
• You’re comfortable communicating in English — written and spoken.
  
  

What’s In It For You

Development

• Training budget for workshops, books, courses & conferences
• Premium access to language learning apps
• Personalized onboarding & training with experienced sales colleagues
  
  

Work-Life Balance

• 28 vacation days up to 5 Userlike Educational Days
• Hybrid work model (3 days in the Cologne office, 2 days remote)
• Option for workations within the EU
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Subsidies for Urban Sports, retirement plans & the Deutschlandticket (public transport pass)
• Bright office in the heart of Cologne with free parking, Apple equipment, complimentary drinks & fruit
• Discounts via corporate benefits
  
  

Culture & Team Spirit

• International team culture with open communication and genuine support
• Team events in Cologne & Sweden – both summer and winter
• Creative freedom, trust & responsibility
  
  

About Us

We are Userlike - one of the top Software Scale-Ups in Cologne. Our mission is to personalize communication between customers and companies. Our leading customer messaging solution for customer service and sales combines web chat and mobile messaging. Renowned corporations as well as thousands of medium-sized companies rely on us and our Software as a Service (SaaS) to meet their customers at eye level.

If you would like to influence the communication of the future with your work, then become part of our team!

Our Recruiting Process

• A 30-minute phone interview with our recruiting.
• A 60-minute technical video call with a teammate and your future team lead.
• Depending on the position, a technical task including a joint discussion of the solutions.
• A visit to the Userlike office (optional) to get an impression of how it feels to work at Userlike.
• A final contract meeting.
  
  

On average, our entire recruiting process takes 20 working days and you will receive the offer digitally within 48 hours.