Senior Backend Engineer at Journi GmbH
Vienna, , Austria -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Scala, Kotlin, Java, Docker, AWS Cloud Services, SQL Database, NoSQL Database, Unit Tests, REST APIs, Communication, Documentation, Collaboration, Technical Debt, Migrations, Security Best Practices, CI/CD

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description
At Journi, a creative tech company and Austria's most innovative start-up of 2024 [https://www.trend.at/unternehmen/das-innovativste-start-up-oesterreichs-journi], we’re on a mission to build the world’s most-downloaded printing app. Our app empowers customers to effortlessly create beautiful photo books and other print products. Using AI technology, we automatically create personalized designs based on the content our users want to print. Be part of a team of highly motivated and like-minded individuals who you can learn from—and who are excited to learn from you too! We’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic Senior Backend Engineer who loves creating outstanding products, and enjoys collaborating with a diverse, motivated team! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ➤ WHAT YOU’LL DO * Develop the core of the number 1 printing app in the world, written in Scala, which enables our customers to create personalized print products with minimal effort * Collaborate with frontend colleagues, product designers and managers to help improve our products by designing and developing new features and REST APIs * Improve our architecture to help us scale with the growing demand * Proactively identify and communicate improvements in your own and your teams work * Give and receive feedback, criticize constructively and foster an environment for constant improvement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ➤ YOUR BAG OF TRICKS * 7+ years of experience developing Backend applications (links to projects or GitHub are welcome!) * Strong knowledge in any JVM based language such as Scala OR Kotlin OR Java. (If you do not have experience with Scala, you should be willing and interested in learning Scala) * Experience working with Docker and AWS Cloud Services (S3, SQS, ECS, ECR, SES, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, ElasticCache, CloudFront) * Experience working with any SQL database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB) and any NoSQL database (Redis, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB) * You know how to write automated unit tests with their respective mocks * Experience developing and designing REST APIs * You have strong communication, documentation and collaboration skills * You have an urge to tackle technical debt ➤ NICE TO HAVE * Experience with migrations from monolith to microservice infrastructure * Experience with applying security best practices to protect users data and the entire application landscape * CI/CD experience with GitLab and automating workflows * Interested in working with image processing algorithms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ➤ WHAT WE OFFER A happy team makes for a happy workplace. We wouldn’t be able to do what we are doing without our team and that’s why we offer: * A fair annual gross salary in accordance with the Collective Agreement, starting from €78,000. Our final offer depends on your experience and qualifications amongst other factors. Plus, a bunch of awesome social benefits, such as: * Vacation goals: 25 days off per year, plus 1 extra day for every year you stick around (up to 5 extra days!) * A space to thrive: a fun, bright and award-winning office built by the Journi Team, complete with ping-pong and foosball tables to blow off steam * Work your way: enjoy a hybrid working model with 40% home office days and flexible hours (core hours: 10am-4pm Mo-Th; and 10am-2pm Fri) * Seamless relocation: get relocation and visa support if you are a non-EU citizen with a finished Computer Science degree * Lunch on us: we provide fresh daily lunches in our own eatery, with choices for almost all dietary requirements * Go places: we reimburse your public transport card for Vienna * Plan for tomorrow: additional €300 yearly towards your private pension fund * Team first: join our yearly team-building Journi to exciting destinations * Mac your life easier: with a company MacBook, also available for personal use * Refresh and recharge: in-house meditation, pilates and yoga sessions every two weeks * Stay healthy: regular in-house health check with Haelsi * Unlock language skills: with a premium Busuu App membership * Professional development: Access to resources, courses, and learning programs to help you excel in your role * Boost your German: weekly in-house lessons in small groups * Fuel your day: fruits, cereals, yogurt, and milk variations - on the house * Brew up productivity: Italian-style coffee and teas in our coffee kitchen * Special treatment: enjoy a premium membership on all Journi products
Responsibilities
The Senior Backend Engineer will develop the core of the printing application using Scala, enabling customers to create personalized print products. This involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and develop new features, REST APIs, and improving the architecture to support scaling demands.
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