Description review

Newtwen | Backend & Cloud Platform Engineer | REMOTE (EU) | Full-time | €70k–€90k+

Newtwen · REMOTE (EU) · back to the listing

HR standards

64/100

needs work

Title ↔ description

85/100

strong

Reads as

Backend Engineer

99% confident

What this role officially is

software developer — ESCO, the EU occupation classification

Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.

Also known as: application developer, application programmer, solutions developer, programmer, software specialist, application software developer

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What the listing never says

  • No section describes what the person would actually do. Scope clarity
  • No pay range published. Candidates cannot tell whether applying is worth their time. Pay transparency

The listing, marked up

Nothing in the wording of this listing tripped a check. The scores above still judge how complete and coherent it is.

Newtwen is building a cloud platform that brings complex physics and data-driven intelligence directly onto microcontrollers, generating ultra-fast runtime firmware that executes in just a few microseconds.
We're looking for a Senior Backend & Cloud Platform Engineer to help architect and build our first production-grade cloud backend from the ground up. You'll own backend services and computational pipelines spanning 3D geometry processing, mesh generation, model order reduction, calibration and neural network training.
A core part of the platform is dedicated to data-driven modeling, with a specialized neural-model library designed to make physical models adaptive in real time.
You might be a good fit if you have: strong production backend/cloud experience, Python (FastAPI or similar), relational databases, Docker, cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred), CI/CD and IaC — and enjoy making architecture decisions rather than just implementing tickets.
Location: REMOTE (EU), with the option to work hybrid in Italy
Compensation: €70k–€90k+, depending on experience
Apply: [email protected] — mention Hacker News and include your LinkedIn/CV and, if available, GitHub or project links.

How this was produced

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Deterministic penalty applied to the HR score: 12 points (from 76 before penalties). Reviewed 21 Sep 2026.