Scala / Java developer for VC-funded climate tech start-up

at  Responsibly

Let’s change the world together!
Responsibly is a venture capital funded sustainability tech start-up with the vision of making every purchase in the world responsible. Why? Because the supply chain makes up 93% of the avg. company’s footprint, and procurement is the gatekeeper to unlock one of the largest forces for impact in the world!
In addition to tackling one of the world’s largest problems, and aiming to make a huge impact, we’re passionate about building the company we’ve always wanted to work in. That means a company full of talented and inspirational individuals that want to do their best work ever to solve a huge meaningful problem. It means a flat and transparent culture where everyone is an empowered owner and where the best ideas win. And it means having fun while we do it, because life is simply too short!
We’re founded by serial entrepreneurs and techies with previous successes like Ofload, and have raised pre-seed and seed funding from some of Europe’s top VCs and angels to build a sustainability and tech powerhouse headquartered in Copenhagen .
Pioneer our Backend Engineering
Now we have a great opportunity to add another skilled Backend Engineer to help us in building the sustainability data platform of tomorrow. As a Backend Engineer at Responsibly, you are encouraged to embrace a mix of proven and cutting-edge technologies and offered a platform to work on exciting challenges on a daily basis.
Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? Then continue reading to understand more about our position at Responsibly!
Tasks

What you’ll be doing

• Taking operational responsibility for the code that you write throughout the entire software development life cycle.
• Working on production code, from customer related operations to bug fixing.
• Working closely with your team on designing new features and seeing them through to completion.
• Being part of building and evolving our backend services and infrastructure to stay ahead of our growth curve.
• Building exciting new features for our customers and business partners.
• Helping take conceptual ideas and turn them into production-ready scalable features.
• Being a big part of finding the best possible solutions to our daily challenges.

Requirements

About you

• You can be both a junior, mid-level, or senior engineer! What matters is your talent, and passion to move fast and learn a lot.
• Language-wise you have solid experience with Scala and the ecosystem, or experience in developing software using a JVM language and are excited about diving deep into the world of Scala.
• You are experienced in building REST APIs and in designing, building, debugging and running web applications
• You are passionate about writing understandable and testable code.
• You have general experience with AWS services.
• You’re no stranger to DevOps culture and tools (Github Actions, Pulumi)
• You have worked with Domain-Driven Design (would be very cool!)
• You know your way around PostgreSQL

Benefits

• For those in Copenhagen: awesome office on Island Brygge with great coffee, awesome lunch, ping pong and good vibes.
• Lots of social activities - life is too short if we don’t have fun.
• Competitive salary & opportunity for employee stock options.
• Flexible location and hours.

Still need to be convinced?

• It’s the opportunity to join an early-stage tech & social impact company on an incredible journey. You’ll have the independence and space to release your creativity.
• You’ll become a vital member of the team, and your efforts will have a direct impact on Responsibly’s success.
• You’ll be part of a dynamic company with enthusiastic and highly talented teammates from all backgrounds and countries – always ready to share knowledge, support, and an after-work hangout! Successes are always shared together.
• You’ll have the opportunity to be a forerunner in a rapidly expanding international start-up with a significant environmental and social impact.
• We will offer you strong personal and professional development opportunities in a dynamic and high-growth environment – we want to take you from good to great.
• We’ll encourage you to push boundaries and be the greatest version of yourself by providing the balance of freedom and structure with a good dose of fun.
• We have fun and we make an impact - life is about more than work!

• Taking operational responsibility for the code that you write throughout the entire software development life cycle.
• Working on production code, from customer related operations to bug fixing.
• Working closely with your team on designing new features and seeing them through to completion.
• Being part of building and evolving our backend services and infrastructure to stay ahead of our growth curve.
• Building exciting new features for our customers and business partners.
• Helping take conceptual ideas and turn them into production-ready scalable features.
• Being a big part of finding the best possible solutions to our daily challenges