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In short As a Backend Engineer in our Commercial cluster, you will be at the heart of On's digital ecosystem. You will design, build, and scale the critical services that power our global e-commerce platform, B2B partner portals, and retail experiences. Your work will directly impact how we deliver product information, checkout process and end-to-end e-com user experience, to our customers and partners, ensuring a seamless and premium experience that drives our commercial success. Your mission Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend services using our modern tech stack, with a primary focus on NestJS, TypeScript, and GraphQL. Take ownership of key components within our Commercial cluster, ensuring they are performant, reliable, and meet the needs of various client applications (web, mobile, and third-party integrations). Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver end-to-end features. Write/Vibecode clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, and contribute to a culture of high quality and continuous improvement through code reviews and pair programming. Deploy and operate your services in a cloud-native environment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), using Kubernetes and Docker. Engage with and contribute to our distributed systems landscape, helping to build resilient systems that can handle our growing scale. Your story A strong background in backend development, with proven experience building and shipping high-quality software. Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript, with a deep understanding of modern backend frameworks. Hands-on experience with NestJS is a significant advantage. Solid experience in designing, building, and consuming GraphQL APIs. Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and data modeling. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP is a plus) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). You are a collaborative team player with excellent communication skills, comfortable working in an agile environment. Bonus points for experience with: ORM tools like MikroORM Event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka, BullMQ, Pub/Sub) E-com ecosystems What We Offer On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose. On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.