At SIXT, we are engineering the future of mobility — and SIXT Ride is where that future moves fastest. As a Backend Engineer in our Ride team, you will build the technology that powers premium chauffeur services, airport transfers, and on-demand taxi experiences across 45+ countries. From customer-facing platforms to driver dispatch and dynamic pricing systems, you will work on a full-stack product ecosystem where your code directly shapes how millions of passengers get from A to B. If building high-impact, global-scale systems in a team that ships with purpose sounds like your kind of challenge, apply now and join Team Orange.
YOUR ROLE AT SIXT
- You will design and build reliable, high-performance backend services that power core Ride workflows including booking, dispatch, and real-time trip management
- You will contribute to the architecture and evolution of distributed, event-driven systems that operate reliably across a global network of markets and service types
- You will collaborate closely with product, operations, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate complex mobility workflows into scalable and maintainable technical solutions
- You will own the development and improvement of internal services and shared libraries that raise the reliability and delivery speed of the Ride engineering team
- You will actively integrate AI coding tools such as Claude and Cursor into your daily engineering workflow, helping to embed AI-assisted development as a standard practice within the team
YOUR SKILLS MATTER
- You hold a B.Tech, B.E, or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
- You bring 4–6 years of hands-on backend engineering experience, ideally in cloud-native or distributed systems environments where scale and reliability were non-negotiable
- You have solid production level experience in at least two backend programming languages — Golang and Java are strongly preferred — and are comfortable working within a modern microservices architecture
- You have practical exposure to designing or contributing to distributed systems and understand how to build services that are resilient, observable, and maintainable at scale
- You are familiar with event-driven patterns and message brokers such as Apache Kafka, and understand how pub-sub models support loosely coupled system design
- You actively use AI coding assistants such as Claude or Cursor to accelerate your development, while applying sound engineering judgment to validate, review, and own the output
WHAT WE OFFER
- Grow Further, Go Further: Advance your skills and unlock your potential with our Education Assistance Program
- Balance Your Career: Benefit from a hybrid work environment complemented by flexible working hours
- Fuel Your Day: Great work deserves great fuel. Enjoy meal benefits that keep you energized and ready to bring your A-game
- Your Wellness Matters: We're committed to your well-being through comprehensive insurance, wellness programs, health checkups, and fitness benefits
- Recognition That Counts: We create a culture of appreciation, rewarding your impact through referral incentives and loyalty perks as you advance with us
- Growing Families, Growing Joy: As your family grows, we're here to celebrate with a special newborn gift for your little one
About us:
We are a globally leading mobility service provider with a revenue of €4.00 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (taxi, ride, and chauffeur services), and SIXT+ (car subscription), giving our customers access to our fleet of 350,000 vehicles, the services of 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,000 rental stations. At SIXT, top-tier customer experience and outstanding customer service are our highest priorities. We believe in true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Get started with us and apply now!
Skills Required
- B.Tech, B.E., or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- 4-6 years hands-on backend engineering experience in cloud-native or distributed systems
- Production-level experience in at least two backend programming languages
- Experience with Golang
- Experience with Java
- Experience designing or contributing to distributed systems that are resilient, observable, and maintainable
- Familiarity with event-driven patterns and message brokers such as Apache Kafka
- Comfortable working within a modern microservices architecture
- Active use of AI coding assistants such as Claude or Cursor in daily development
What We Do
Sixt SE is an international provider of mobility services, offering vehicle rental, car sharing, subscriptions, and transfer services through its app and branch network.








