Backend Engineer, Holocene

Nest.js / Node.js

Salary not provided

SQL

AWS

TypeScript

Kafka

Node.js

Postgres

Next.js

Postman

REST API

Mid and Senior level

Remote from Europe, UK

AI for global trade & logistics

Be an early applicant

AI for global trade & logistics

1-20 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceLogisticsTradingSupply ChainSaaS

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

SQL

AWS

TypeScript

Kafka

Node.js

Postgres

Next.js

Postman

REST API

Mid and Senior level

Remote from Europe, UK

1-20 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceLogisticsTradingSupply ChainSaaS

Company mission

To develop an AI model that can replicate human society and predict the supply chain impact of any kind of event or trend - from extreme weather and political unrest to complex consumer behaviors.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

4–6 years of backend development experience, including strong experience in **Node.js/Nest.js**
Proven ability to **build and scale real-world APIs** in production environments
Experience working at startups or in fast-paced, iterative teams* Strong understanding of SQL (PostgreSQL), REST API standards, and backend architecture
Passion for coding complex features and solving product or data-related challenges
Ability to write clean, modular, and well-tested code
Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across teams
A builder mindset: you enjoy seeing your code run in production and impact customers

Desirable

Familiarity with message queues (e.g., Kafka, SNS/SQS)
Prior work on logistics, SaaS, or real-time tracking systems
Exposure to Prisma ORM, WebSockets, or event-driven patterns
Experience working with LLM-powered services or backend integrations

What the job involves

Build and maintain robust backend features and APIs using **Nest.js** and **TypeScript**
Collaborate with product and engineering leads to implement scalable backend services
Write unit and integration tests, improve test coverage, and support automation best practices
Contribute to API documentation, schema design, and cross-service contracts
Own features end-to-end—from design and implementation to deployment and monitoring
Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and team knowledge sharin
You'll work on high-ownership backend features that directly impact our customers

Our take

Holocene is a startup focused on revolutionising trade compliance and logistics. Although it's still in the early stages, the company is already showing great potential by offering solutions that simplify and integrate the complex, ever-changing global trade regulations and policies. Something that can greatly improve the efficiency of logistics and supply chain companies.

It’s encouraging that Holocene was backed and partly incubated by Berlin-based startup company builder BEAM, as well as Beumer Group – a multinational intralogistics systems manufacturer operating in 70 countries.

While the early signs are promising for the startup, the next big steps will be to secure significant funding to scale while expanding its customer base in Germany.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Company HQ

Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, BE

Leadership

Navneet Lekshminarayanan

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Former Head of Sales at HackerEarth (Recruitment software), and DoSelect (acquired by Naukri.com).

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