Job Overview
Location
Prague
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Backend Engineer
Date Posted
April 22, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Senior Backend Engineer role focused on scaling Apify's developer platform for web scraping and automation, enabling users to extract value from the web through AI agents and automation tools.
- • Day-to-day responsibilities include building and optimizing backend systems and APIs on AWS, creating new features, solving complex scalability challenges, and collaborating in a small cross-functional team using TypeScript/Node.js.
- • Apify is a developer-first company that builds tools for web automation and AI integration, used internally and open-sourced on GitHub, with a mission to eliminate repetitive human tasks through machine-powered web interactions.
- • The role offers opportunities to deepen expertise in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern backend technologies while contributing to impactful projects like AI training data collection and consumer protection initiatives.
🎯 Requirements
- • 5+ years of industry experience building backend systems and APIs
- • Strong skills in developing and debugging TypeScript/Node.js, or equivalent proficiency in another language with rapid learning ability
- • Familiarity with Linux and experience with AWS or other public clouds (experience with Kubernetes, MongoDB, Redis, etc. is a plus)
🏖️ Benefits
- • Space, support, and autonomy for personal growth with direct impact on company success
- • Flexible working hours and option to work remotely or from offices in Prague (Lucerna Palace) or Brno (Titanium)
- • Stock options, profit sharing, generous hardware budget, free daily lunches, unlimited coffee/beer/snacks, and free entry to Prague Zoo
- • Education and training budget, conference tickets, internal 'Eat & Learn' sessions, and cross-team collaboration opportunities
- • Pet-, kid-, and bike-friendly office with epic team buildings featuring biking, canoeing, and adventure activities
Skills & Technologies
About Apify Technologies s.r.o.
Apify Technologies s.r.o. operates a cloud platform that offers ready-made and custom web-scraping tools, serverless computing, and data-extraction APIs for developers and businesses. The company provides a marketplace of pre-built actors, an open-source SDK, proxy management, and storage services. It was founded in 2015 in Prague and serves clients worldwide who need reliable, scalable data collection and automation solutions.
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