Backend developer Jobs in Bern

In a small, empowered team, you'll design and ship scalable services on AWS Lambda, craft GraphQL/REST APIs, and shape DynamoDB‑driven data flows end‑to‑end. Join us to own impactful services in a modern, low‑bureaucracy stack with real product influence!

What you can do

• Design and implement backend features and APIs (GraphQL/REST) with on AWS Lambda
• Build scalable data flows using DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, and event-driven integrations
• Collaborate with frontend, design, and product teams to deliver end-to-end features
• Model and optimize data structures for concurrency, offline use, and scalability
• Ensure quality through automated testing, code reviews, and contributions to shared libraries
• Own the full lifecycle of backend services, including debugging, monitoring, and continuous improvement

What you have to offer

• Team-oriented developer who writes clean, efficient backend code
• Strong JavaScript/ and serverless (preferably AWS Lambda; Azure nice to have).
• Database experience (ideally NoSQL/DynamoDB) and S3-based storage
• Skilled in GraphQL/REST API development and modern Git workflows.
• Experience with automated testing across unit, integration, and E2E levels a plus
• Curious, pragmatic mindset with good English skills (French/German a plus)

What we can offer you

Five weeks' holiday, with the option of buying up to 10 additional days of holiday or taking unpaid leavePension fund with advantageous premium split – we cover approx. two-thirds of the costsVarious discounts in our pharmacies and at other top brandsExpand skills through sponsored and supported education and training as well as internal development opportunitiesFamily-friendly with 16 weeks of maternity leave (100% of salary) and 20 days of paternity leave (100% of salary), as well as investments in children's fundRegistered shares at preferential prices – not only commit professionally to Galenica, but also investMobile and flexible working in consultation with the team

About us

The strongest network in the Swiss healthcare market.

As the Galenica Group, we are the leading healthcare provider in our country. Our companies offer a wide range of future-oriented careers that have something in common: our employees are highly committed to the health and well-being of the people of Switzerland.
To this end, we operate the largest pharmacy network in Switzerland and stock well-known own brands as well as exclusive brands and products from business partners. We are also the leading wholesaler in the Swiss healthcare market and offer suppliers quality logistics and associated services.

The headquarters are located in Bern, where everything comes together.
Valuable services are provided for the entire Group here, including HR, IT, Marketing, Communications and Finance.

Place of work

Galenica AG
Untermattweg 8
3001 Bern

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