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title: 'Backend Engineer (F/M/*) at amber'
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# Backend Engineer (F/M/*) at amber

- **Company:** amber
- **Location:** Tirana, Albania
- **Compensation:** €24k–€45k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/amber/a0b4c4fa-df2e-4a29-b8e3-b2ae00173fdd

## Job description

From Europe, for Europe – We are building Europe's Business AI.

That's exactly why we developed amber: an AI-based platform that makes company knowledge accessible, supports internal workflows, and enables teams to work together smarter 📚

At amber, you'll work on a growing AI platform that helps companies make better use of their internal knowledge. With your Python and C/C++ skills, you'll help ensure that our systems run reliably and keep getting better.

You'll actively support the further development of our microservice architecture and work closely with the frontend, AI, and DevOps teams to implement new features and improve existing solutions. If you bring solid technical know-how and are excited about joining a tech team that makes decisions together, then apply now and become part of amber.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- You develop and optimize scalable backend services that allow our customers to work reliably and quickly with our AI-powered platform
- You connect new data sources via API and help make our amberAI smarter with every integration
- Together with our AI, frontend, and DevOps teams, you bring new features live — from idea to rollout
- You actively work on our microservice architecture, contribute suggestions, and further develop existing modules
- User experience and platform functionality are at the forefront of your code, followed by performance, modularity, and clean interfaces
- You consistently pay attention to security, data protection, and data quality in your work
- Your code flows directly into a production system that is in daily use, so you see your impact immediately

## QUALIFICATIONS

- You have experience developing scalable microservices and work routinely with REST APIs
- You work with Python daily, know the ecosystem stack, and use it productively
- You bring additional language know-how in C/C++. Other languages such as Go, Rust, or JavaScript are nice to have and can be used flexibly depending on the use case
- You are familiar with modular software architecture and have a good understanding of clean code and system design
- You are eager to keep developing yourself and try out new technologies hands-on
- You communicate confidently and reliably — in German and English — with various stakeholders

## BENEFITS

- Team offsites – Since you'll be working in an international team, we all meet twice a year somewhere in Europe
- You have the choice: Either a subsidized Deutschlandticket or an Urban Sports Club membership is on us
- We live a hybrid work model: We believe it's important to work together in person regularly. That's why we meet 3 times a week at one of our locations
- To make sure you're well taken care of on site, we offer digital, tax-free meal vouchers straight to your phone every working day at the office
- Attractive compensation. In addition, we reward outstanding employees with company shares, letting them participate directly in the company's success
- Start at a company that lets you grow – whether you want to expand your skills in your field or learn new abilities
- We support your personal development through further training and room for personal responsibility
- A team of motivated people who are excited to make AI solutions accessible to medium-sized companies as well
- Work with the latest technologies & tools 🔧

Sounds exciting? Then help us now and simply send us your CV. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note: For this position, we only consider applicants residing in Tirana.

Let's go big together 🚀

## About amber

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: amber is Europe's leading business AI platform that provides secure, GDPR-compliant AI-powered search, assistants, and agents for internal company knowledge.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage – raised €2.1 million in March 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Aachen, Germany
- **Founded**: 2020 (company began operations; formally incorporated in 2021)
- **Founders**: Philipp Reißel (CEO & Co-Founder), Bastian Maiworm (Co-Founder & CRO), Igli Manaj (CTO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Enterprise AI / Knowledge Management / Business AI
- **Target customers**: B2B – small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and mid‑sized companies with complex products and projects; also serves large enterprises.
- **Mission**: Make internal information as easily accessible as web information, while keeping data secure and under the company’s control.

## Products & Services
- **Internal AI Search**: Finds answers across all connected sources (documents, network drives, Confluence, M365, Jira, etc.) with permission‑aware, traceable results.
- **AI Assistant (Company GPT)**: A generative AI chatbot grounded in the company’s own data – not the public web – that answers questions and provides summaries.
- **AI Agents**: Workflow automation agents that can be described in plain English and triggered from the chat interface; can also be exposed via MCP for external AI clients.
- **MCP Server**: Allows any MCP‑capable AI client (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to query amber’s semantic index with full permission enforcement.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric (Annual Revenue)**: ~$800,000 (USD) per year (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Total Funding**: €2.1 million (Seed round led by Ventech, with angel investor participation, closed March 2025)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Ventech (lead), angel investors; partners include T Cloud, Ruhrkohle AG, Krämmel Group, Müller Maschinentechnik, Zentis.
- **Growth Signals**: Over 400 customers (as of mid‑2025); ~40 employees with 42 open positions; LinkedIn follower growth of +3.9% monthly; expanding into AI agents and automation beyond search.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Privacy & Compliance**: Full GDPR, ISO 27001, and EU AI Act compliance. AI models are never trained on customer data. Hosted in Germany (or on‑premises).
- **Deep Connectors**: 70+ pre‑built deep connectors (not shallow plug‑ins) that sync data, rights, and metadata into a single semantic index.
- **Permission‑Aware**: Answers respect existing internal access rights – no data leaks across departments.
- **Traceability**: Every answer is linked to the source document with highlights, enabling verification.
- **Maturity**: In market since 2020 with proven enterprise deployments, unlike newer tools that launched in 2023/2024.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Agents & Automation**: Moving beyond search into autonomous agents that can trigger workflows in Jira, Salesforce, GitHub, etc.
- **Scaling for SMEs**: Making AI practical and accessible for mid‑sized businesses without complex IT projects or reliance on Big Tech.
- **Expanding Integrations**: Adding more connectors and enabling custom AI tools that companies can tailor to their specific needs.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Flat hierarchies, team‑first mentality, trust and responsibility. Regular team off‑sites (semi‑annual) and a strong focus on enabling each team member.
- **Work Model**: Hybrid – with a Germany Ticket for public transit. Offices in Aachen, Cologne, and Tirana.
- **Perks**: Virtual Stock Option Program (VSOP) so employees share in the company’s success. Sustainable company (100% green electricity, tree‑planting based on search queries).
- **Engineering Culture**: “Built for the teams that build” – emphasis on technical excellence, autonomy, and direct impact. Open positions include (Senior) Backend Engineer, AI Test Engineer, AI Solutions Engineer, and more.
- **Growth Opportunity**: Fast‑growing startup (~50 people, 42 open roles) where ideas are evaluated openly and implemented quickly.

## Sources
1. [ambersearch.de - Career page](https://ambersearch.de/en/career)
2. [ambersearch.de - Homepage](https://ambersearch.de/en)
3. [ambersearch.de - About us](https://ambersearch.de/en/about-us)
4. [LinkedIn - amber company profile](https://de.linkedin.com/company/ambersearch)
5. [ambersearch.de - Seed funding announcement](https://ambersearch.de/en/seed-funding/)

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