Senior Backend Engineer - Engineering Operations at Camunda

JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING WEBINAR, HOW TO BE A LEADER, NOT JUST A MANAGER. A PRACTICAL SESSION WITH A POWERHOUSE PANEL ON LEADING MODERN, REMOTE TEAMS. REGISTER HERE [Upgrade to PRO to see link] Camunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes, including high-value knowledge work, across agents, people, and systems. By creating production-ready, enterprise-grade agents with built-in governance, Camunda uniquely delivers trusted AI agents for business-critical processes. Over 700 leading innovators like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone, rely on Camunda to slash time-to-value from months to days, boost operational efficiency, and elevate customer experiences. Camunda was named a Visionary in the inaugural 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ [Upgrade to PRO to see link] for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT). As a fully remote, global company, we’re rewriting the rules of modern business. Named GP Bullhound’s 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list, [Upgrade to PRO to see link] certified as a Great Place to Work, and recognized by Flexa for true flexibility [Upgrade to PRO to see link] we’re growing fast and looking for top talent to join our team. If you’re excited to do meaningful work and make real impact, keep reading, this role could be the one you’ve been waiting for. About the role: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Operations Team. As part of this high-impact, platform team, you will play a key role in fostering engineering excellence by creating, implementing and maintaining scalable core processes to enhance development efficiency, reliability, and quality within the Camunda 8 code bases, as well as the Engineering organization processes. You will collaborate with infrastructure and core software engineering teams to ensure smooth workflows, robust dependency management, and continuous improvement of CI processes; enabling the Camunda 8 engineering teams to focus better on the core product development. Curious about the kind of challenges you'll work on at Camunda? Watch this quick 30-minute talk [Upgrade to PRO to see link] from our engineers to learn more about the new Camunda Exporter and how we’re solving complex problems at scale What You’ll Be Doing: -  Implement, automate and maintain core unified engineering processes in the Camunda 8 repos, including: release management and workflows, dependency management, CVE management, by significantly improving developer experience - Continuously improve the CI/release health following a metric-driven approach - Collaborate with the key stakeholders to implement the CI strategy and engineering best practices, by creating a positive impact within the Engineering organization. - Identify friction in engineering operations workflows, and take it to next level by automating and orchestrating it, ensuring scalability - by effectively partnering with software engineers, engineering leaders and cross-team stakeholders What You Bring: - Ability and/or willingness to use our product [Upgrade to PRO to see link] -  Strong Software Engineering experience with a track record of delivering results (preferably, in Java) - Specialization: Fullstack or Backend - Passion for engineering operational excellence beyond writing code, including CI/CD optimization, dependency management, release process enhancements, metrics collection, and build efficiency (DevOps mindset), and track record of owning and developing engineering processes end-to-end - Strong experience in CI build tools (GitHub Actions, Java ecosystem - Maven, Docker) and automations (Shell/Python) in complex projects (e.g. monorepositories) - Being a strong collaborator across teams and delivering impactful solutions in a platform-like environment. - Experience in developer experience tools and process optimization & driving AI adoption - You thrive in taking ownership of the codebase, as well as how you deploy and operate software. You are comfortable with the “you build it, you run it” mindset.  Nice-to-haves: - Experience designing efficient cross-team operations - Practical experience with Camunda or other BPMN systems This role is an existing vacancy #LI-JE1 #LI-Remote C1 What We Have to Offer: Compensation We offer competitive, fair, and transparent compensation. Salary ranges are location-based, with Standard and Major markets (global tech hubs) reflecting local competition. The Annual Total Target Cash (base salary + 100% variable target, where applicable) shown below spans from the minimum in a Standard market to the maximum in a Major market. Final offers depend on skills, experience, and location, and we typically hire in the first half of the range to allow room for growth: - United States: $143,800.00 to $231,900.00 - United Kingdom: £90,300.00 to £148,500.00 - Singapore: S$178,600.00 to S$267,900.00 If you’re based elsewhere, you’ll be hired via Remote.com [Upgrade to PRO to see link] (our global employer partner), and your Talent Acquisition Partner will provide a personalized Total Rewards Calculator after your first interview. Equity: We also offer equity (where applicable) through our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP) [Upgrade to PRO to see link] Benefits & Perks We invest in your wellbeing, growth, and ability to connect, along with perks that support you no matter where you’re based. Our benefits are globally designed and locally delivered where applicable. - Remote & Flexible: Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co-working space support, and flexible time off to recharge when you need it. - In Person Connection: We invest in meaningful face time through our Annual Kickoff (Vienna in 2025, Madrid in 2026!), team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets, including contributing to meetups while travelling,, and local gatherings with fellow Camundi. - Health & Wellbeing: Access locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health for global mental wellbeing, and our Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA), a flexible, global benefit that puts you in control of your whole life, not just work, from: staying active, to caring for family, exploring personal passions, meaningful experiences, and investing in your financial wellbeing. The Live Well program launches in 2026 and scales to €1,000 annually from 2027. - Financial Security: Retirement and pension plans (often with company contributions), plus life and disability insurance where relevant. - Professional Growth: Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning: courses, certifications, books, you decide! - More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found here [Upgrade to PRO to see link] ”Everyone is welcome at Camunda” — it’s a celebrated component of our culture. We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our people. At Camunda, we honour diverse cultures and backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristics under applicable law. We are looking forward to your application! Come join us and be part of Camunda’s incredible journey: Make an impact at a pivotal moment in our story! AI Disclaimer: Camunda may use AI tools to aid the screening of applications.