Junior Backend Engineer

Pigment
Pigment

Software Engineering · Full-time

Paris

EUR 50k-60k / year

Posted 6+ months ago
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Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning
Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.
Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.
With a team of 600+ across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.
At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

Backend Software Engineer — Junior

As a Junior Backend Software Engineer, you’ll help build the systems behind Pigment’s business planning platform. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers on services that process large volumes of data and help our customers make better decisions.

This is an opportunity to grow your backend skills while contributing to a product used every day:

  • Learn how our core engine works: Contribute to the formula and query engine with support from your team.

  • Build useful features: Work with engineers and product managers to turn customer needs into reliable backend solutions.

  • Grow your technical skills: Gain hands-on experience with .NET Core, PostgreSQL and GCP, as well as performance, testing and scalability.

Who you are

  • You have a foundation in software engineering through an internship, apprenticeship, personal project or first professional role.

  • You have experience with at least one programming language, such as C#, Java, C++, Go, Rust, Python or Ruby, and are interested in learning how to build backend systems.

  • You enjoy understanding how things work and solving problems with others.

  • You’re open to feedback, comfortable asking questions and eager to keep learning.

  • You care about the product you’re building and the people who use it.

  • You’re fluent in English. French is not required.

What you’ll do

  • Build and improve backend features with guidance from more experienced engineers.

  • Write clear, tested and maintainable code.

  • Investigate bugs and help improve the reliability and performance of our services.

  • Collaborate with engineers and product managers to understand requirements and deliver features.

  • Take part in code reviews and technical discussions, sharing your ideas as you grow.

  • Gradually take ownership of more complex projects as you develop in the role.

We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.
Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.

50000 - 60000 EUR a year

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