Senior Backend Engineer - User Authentication (m/f/d)

At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.

Are you ready to join us?

Your Job

• Lead technical architecture and implementation decisions for our User Authentication Services platform, driving the evolution of our authentication infrastructure that serves millions of users globally.
• Take responsibility for continuing the migration from our PHP monolith to Auth0, architecting and implementing solutions that decouple authentication services while maintaining system reliability.
• Design and build robust backend APIs and services using TypeScript and Node.js, supporting authentication workflows and user management systems at enterprise scale.
• Develop and optimize Auth0 integrations and SSO implementations, ensuring seamless authentication experiences across our product ecosystem.
• Proactively enhance the infrastructure for monitoring with Datadog, software quality and the software development process together with the team.
• Manage and evolve our cloud infrastructure using AWS, Terraform, and CDK, ensuring high availability and security of authentication services.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams across the organization to integrate authentication services into their applications partner with Customer Success teams to resolve complex authentication challenges for enterprise clients and collaborate with our vendors (Auth0, OpenAthens, DFN etc.)

Your Skills

• 5+ years backend development experience with TypeScript/Node.js in production environments
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform/CDK)
• Proven experience with authentication systems, identity management, or similar security-focused domains
• Experience leading technical decisions and mentoring other developers in complex system architectures
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly across teams and troubleshoot issues collaboratively with non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with PHP development environments is a nice to have

What We Offer

In addition to our great team, culture, and our shared goal of empowering people with data, there are many other things that make Statista a great place to work! Join us and benefit from:

• Work from abroad 10 days a year (up to 30 if your family lives abroad)
• Hybrid work and flex-time
• International team and social events
• Free access to Perplexity Enterprise Pro and all its amazing functionalities
• Career & training opportunities
• Attractive locations and modern offices
• Mental health support with OpenUp

Some of the benefits listed here apply only to the German entity and to Junior-level roles or above.