Senior backend engineer jobs in Berlin
Senior backend roles in Berlin span fintech, e-commerce scale-ups, B2B SaaS, and the growing AI cluster. We surface them directly from each company's ATS.
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Senior backend comp in Berlin clusters around €80-125k base depending on stack and employer tier — the German Mittelstand and GovTech pay closer to €70-95k, the well-funded scale-ups (Trade Republic, Personio, Pitch, Delivery Hero engineering, GetYourGuide) pay €90-115k, and the smaller AI-infrastructure cluster pushes €100-140k for senior. The German employment-law contract structure (Festanstellung) gives more job security than US-style at-will but slightly less aggressive equity. Notice periods are typically 3 months and matter at negotiation. Hybrid 2-3 days is the default. English-first workplaces dominate the scale-up tier and the AI cluster; German is optional even for senior roles outside of GovTech.
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