Backend Software Developer Intern - Care Platform

Back Market is the world’s leading refurbished electronics marketplace with a team of 650 people, powering operations in 18 countries (and counting!).

Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2019 and again in 2021, our mission is simple: empowering people to consume tech sustainably by offering folks a high quality, accessible, and more eco-friendly alternative to buying new electronics. Why? Refurbished tech helps lower our collective environmental impact. We have indeed contributed to avoid the production of more than 1,000,000 tons of CO2e worldwide since our launch in 2014.

Be part of an exciting and growing international adventure that will change the way the world consumes tech.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic junior software developer who is committed to helping us make the world a better place.

You will join our experienced Care Platform Team. The Care Platform team builds core services and tools to improve Back Market’s customer and seller support systems. The team focuses on developing APIs, backend services, and integrations that streamline interactions between customers, agents, and sellers across all business units.

The expected profiles for this role are backend engineers with skills in coding (ideally Python) and are familiar with using a Linux system and the command line.

• Collaborate with experienced engineers on feature development and system enhancements.
• Support the team’s technical rework efforts, helping refine and optimize our codebase.

• You are an end-of-studies master’s degree student studying computer science/engineering, priority to backend engineering and priority to students already based in Berlin, Germany.
• You have knowledge of basic coding languages and ideally Python and have basic programming experience (github, personal or student projects).
• You have knowledge of databases and operating systems, Linux is a plus. 
• You have the ability to learn new software and technologies quickly, being curious about the coding environment you’ll evolve in.
• You are detail-oriented and have the desire and ability to work in a team in an international environment. 
• You are fluent in English.
• You are looking for a 6 month, full-time role (40h/week), internship (March 2025 – September 2025) based in Berlin, Germany. 
• Your school can provide an internship agreement & you are authorized to work in Germany (EU Nationality or in possession of valid student visa/work permit).

• Video-call Interview with the Campus Tech Manager (30min)
• Video-call Technical fit interview : Live coding + open talk (60min) with the tutor
• Video-call Team fit interview with 2 engineers and members of the team (30min)

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? ✌🏼

- A meaningful job: through hard work, you will help avoid thousands of tons of electronic waste and fight against planned obsolescence. It counts!

- An attractive salary, multiple benefits (meal tickets, health insurance, etc...), internal events, etc… 

- Be in an environment where you can make a difference: you will have the freedom to innovate and adopt new ideas!

- A booming scale-up: our environment is rapidly growing in Europe, the USA and in Asia!

- We embrace work life balance which includes flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home. 

- A lot of fun: you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, open-minded and friendly environment.  

Back Market is an Equal Opportunity Employer for any minority, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Back Market is helping to address one of the biggest challenges of our time: climate change. We take this so seriously that we were awarded status as a “Société à Mission”, or company with a social mission, by the French government. We know we can’t tackle a global problem without a globally representative team so we are committed to embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles in every aspect of our organization. But more importantly, being One Loving & Free Spirited Tribe is in our DNA as it is one of the five foundational values of our company since we got started way back in 2014. We are committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We know our lofty goals cannot be reached unless everyone has a seat at the table along with the resources and opportunity to grow.