Senior Backend Engineer

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Information Technology • Software
The Role

This role is part of the Keyword.com team, one of our growing brands at saas.group.

At Keyword.com, we're a small team with a big mission: helping SEO pros track and boost their Google rankings. Our tool cuts through the noise, showing businesses what really matters when it comes to optimizing their digital presence. As part of saas.group, our team is scattered across Europe and looking for innovative minds to join our journey.

As we continue to grow, we’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to pioneer a next-generation browser-automated scraping system using Node.js (TypeScript) and contribute to our broader tech stack. While scraping will be a key part of this role, we’re looking for someone excited to engage in diverse backend development projects, from building scalable microservices to optimizing our data infrastructure. If you’re a creative problem-solver who thrives on reverse-engineering challenges, building scalable microservices, and working across the full stack, this role is for you.

Profile Overview

Your immediate impact in the first 3-6 months will be:

  • Become a core member of our newly formed development team
  • Design and build a cutting-edge, scalable browser automation scraper from the ground up
  • Reverse-engineer web protocols and bypass anti-scraping mechanisms (CAPTCHAs, rate limits, fingerprinting)
  • Optimize scraping infrastructure for speed, reliability, and stealth
  • Contribute to the development of microservices APIs, and other backend systems when scraping tasks are not a priority. 
Your responsibilities
  • Architect and develop high-performance scrapers using tools like Playwright
  • Implement proxy rotation, request throttling, and CAPTCHA-solving strategies
  • Continuously monitor and adapt to evolving website structures and defenses
  • Ensure data accuracy and compliance with legal/ethical scraping practices
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and APIs using modern backend frameworks
  • Collaborate on frontend development using Vue.js when needed
  • Mentor teammates on best practices for scraping, backend development, and full-stack engineering
What You bring to the table
  • 5+ years of backend development experience, with 2+ years dedicated to web scraping or architecting and building highly scalable solutions for data-intensive applications
  • Expertise in Node.js (TypeScript), distributed systems frameworks, and cloud-native microservices architectures
  • Experience in designing and optimizing high-throughput data processing pipelines, asynchronous messaging systems, and resilient data ingestion frameworks
  • Strong understanding of OLAP databases like ClickHouse for analytical workloads, complemented by proficiency in scalable storage and query optimization
  • A “detective mindset” – you enjoy dissecting complex systems and inventing unconventional solutions
  • Senior-level ownership: You plan meticulously, document thoroughly, and proactively mitigate risks
What’s in it for You
  • Ultimate flexibility: We’re 100% remote. You can work from wherever you like, whenever you like.
  • Freedom and autonomy: We’re a high-trust team, and you’ll be given lots of flexibility to solve problems in your own way — with plenty of help from the team when you need it.
  • Minimum bureaucracy: We don’t like to get bogged down with meetings and red tape. We like to be efficient and keep momentum steady & sustainable.
  • Small & friendly team: We help each other out, have fun, and joke around.
  • Our network: We are a community of entrepreneurial SaaS professionals that regularly exchange ideas, knowledge, learning and expertise with each other internally. 
  • Flexible time off: We want you to recharge your batteries when needed.
What is saas.group?

Think of us as the driving catalyst behind your favorite software success stories. saas.group, established in 2017, is on a mission to turbocharge promising B2B SaaS ventures, unlocking their full potential. As a Software-as-a-Service portfolio powerhouse, we specialize in acquiring small software treasures and polishing them into industry stars. With a dynamic, fully remote team of nearly 350 colleagues spanning 44 countries we are truly global and we are rewriting the playbook on SaaS innovation and collaboration. We grow 20 exciting brands under our umbrella. Feel free to explore our Candidate's Hub to get an insider's view, dive into our culture, gain valuable insights into our teams and how we work.

We don’t just simply offer you to “take a job with us” but rather to “join us on this journey” to build the world's largest platform of independent SaaS companies. 

Sounds like something you’re up for? Feel free to apply even if you don’t check all these boxes. We believe in the power of diversity and fresh perspectives to spice up our team. Your application might just be the missing ingredient!

saas.group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you're passionate about working with a team that values innovation, excellence, and fairness, we encourage you to apply.

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Las Vegas, Nevada
80 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

saas.group is a conglomerate of indie businesses founded by experienced industry veterans with proven entrepreneurial, investing, and product backgrounds.

We love healthy SaaS companies and help them to reach the next level. If being acquired is something that sparks some interest or you’d like to know about our process, we’d love to have a chat with you. We support all sorts of involvement from investment, founders staying on board to fully taking it off your hands.

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