Marketing Backend Developer

About the role:

We are looking for a Marketing Backend Developer to support and enhance the backend infrastructure that powers our customer-facing websites and Marketing Operations systems. This role sits between junior and senior levels and is ideal for a developer who has solid backend fundamentals, experience working with modern cloud and API-based architectures, and is eager to grow their technical depth while partnering closely with marketing and web teams.

In this role, you will help build, maintain, and optimize backend services and integrations that connect systems like Marketo, Salesforce, and other marketing technologies. You’ll work alongside more senior engineers and cross-functional partners, contributing to scalable solutions that improve data flow, automation, and overall marketing effectiveness.

This role is hired through an Employer of Record (EOR) partner in the Czech Republic.

About us:

8am builds software that helps professionals run stronger businesses. Our platform powers payments, client experience, and operational workflows for legal, accounting, and other service-based businesses. U.S. based professionals count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters.

What you'll do:

• Develop, maintain, and support backend services and APIs that power customer-facing websites and marketing platforms.
• Assist with integrations between Marketing Operations systems (e.g., Marketo, Salesforce) to ensure reliable data flow and workflow automation.
• Contribute to database design and maintenance to support marketing and customer data needs, with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Build and maintain APIs and services that integrate with third-party platforms and internal tools.
• Help optimize backend code and processes for performance, scalability, and stability.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and marketing stakeholders to deliver high-quality digital experiences.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend issues, escalating complex problems when needed.
• Write and maintain clear technical documentation for systems, integrations, and processes.
• Communicate progress, risks, and status updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Follow issues and defects through their full lifecycle to resolution.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

About you:

• 3–6 years of experience developing and supporting backend systems, APIs, or services.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Working knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure, preferably AWS (e.g., Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and similar services).
  
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.
  
• Experience building or maintaining server-side APIs using Ruby, Python (Django, Flask), Node JS or similar backend technologies.
• Familiarity with marketing technology stacks and integrations (e.g., CRM, marketing automation platforms) is a strong plus.
• Exposure to modern web architectures such as composable or JAMStack environments.
• Ability to accept feedback, learn quickly, and continuously improve technical skills.
  
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.
• This position is preferably based in Brno, Czech Republic

Nice to have: 

• Experience supporting or integrating with Marketo, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., CloudFormation, SAM, or Terraform).
• Experience working on customer-facing web platforms in a marketing or SaaS environment.
• Experience with Google Tag Manager, contentful, Netlify.
• Familiarity with core front-end development concepts, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and component-based architectures.
• Experience working with a modern JavaScript framework (e.g., Astro, React, Vue, Svelte, Next.js)
• Exposure to modern web build tools and workflows (e.g., Vite, bundlers, static site generation, or JAMstack patterns).

Why join our new 8am Brno hub?

• Founding Team Impact: Be a founding engineer of our new Brno R&D hub. After a brief 1-6 month integration with U.S. based teams, you will help form fully autonomous, locally-led squads with clear paths to Staff and leadership roles
• Drive our "AI-First" Transformation: We are building a secure, massive-scale "Unified AI Platform". Depending on your squad, you will either help architect this core infrastructure (LLM routing, RAG, agent orchestration) or build directly on top of it.
• Build the Next Generation of Our Platform: Help shape the systems powering products used by more than 250,000 professionals. You’ll work on complex platform capabilities across payments, workflow automation, and AI-powered features as we expand into new professional service markets.

Benefits and Perks

We offer a competitive, locally relevant benefits package designed to support your life in the Czech Republic while giving you access to global opportunities:

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and 13 paid public holidays aligned with the Czech calendar
• Paid sick leave with additional support through the Czech social security system
• Maternity, paternity, and parental leave in line with Czech regulations, plus additional paid paternity leave from 8am
• Full statutory benefits, including public health insurance, social security, pension, and work accident coverage
• Possible performance bonus opportunities in the future and employee referral rewards

Grow Your Career

• Access to Coursera (including Gen AI Academy) and ongoing professional development
• Clear growth paths, regular feedback, and opportunities for advancement

What Makes 8am Different:

• International company environment with collaboration across Europe and the U.S.
• Opportunities to travel for company events (including potential U.S. visits)
• Engaging team culture with local events, outings, and community initiatives
• High-quality company swag and programs focused on wellness, learning, and connection

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am:

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. 

Security advisory:

Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology.  As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices.  We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process.  All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person.  All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.