Backend Engineer

All LocationsAll Locations: Mendrisio Vacancy TypeVacancy Type Permanent Business AreaBusiness Area QA FunctionFunction IT

About The Role

Backend Engineer Location: Mendrisio, Switzerland

Please note, this position is based in our Swiss HQ in Mendrisio, Switzerland, which is 7km over the border from Italy and easily commutable from Milan, Como, Varese or Lugano. We are also happy to assist with your relocation to this beautiful part of Europe and we have a hybrid remote working policy.

Your Role: We’re looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer to help us take our product to the next level. We move seamlessly from full-stack web development, to mobile, to deployment/scaling. This position will take ownership of how features are implemented, from user experience to backend, involving our web app,mobile app, APIs, and backend infrastructure. You’ll have a chance to greatly impact the culture of our development team.

Our ideal candidate is a humble leader, equally capable of teaching and learning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be able to write well-structured, maintainable, idiomatic code with good documentation; unit tests for every feature, bug fixing, and code reviews.
• Communicate with the rest of the company (e.g. sales, marketing, UX, etc.) to ensure the functionality you're implementing is what was intended.
• Collaborate on a cross-functional team, including front-end developers, designers and product managers, to quickly deliver new features.
• Work closely with the Operations Team to ensure smooth deployments, ensuring that errors are logged with enough info to debug effectively.

Your Experience:

• Passion for coding, web technologies, and shipping features that drive user adoption
• Solid experience in coding with backend programming languages, such as Kotlin, Python, Go, Java, NodeJS, C/C++, C#. Experience with Kotlin and Spring Boot is preferred
• Solid experience with relational databases and with other types of databases (no SQL): PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis is an advantage
• Advanced knowledge and experience on modern web patterns: AJAX, RESTful APIs, SOA, WebSocket, client-side rendering, etc.
• Understanding of client-side technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Web Components
• Experience with distributed version control systems: mostly Git (GitHub and/or Bitbucket)
• Familiarity with cloud-oriented technologies: AWS, Google Cloud, Heroku, Docker
• Familiar with cloud architecture patterns and best practices for designing highly available, scalable, and secure systems.
• Good level of English proficiency, both spoken and written
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a sense of urgency and integrity

Bonus points:

• Passion for and experience in e-learning projects is a strong bonus
• Ability to find creative solutions to interesting problems About Us

Wellbeing & benefits Your wellbeing matters to us. That’s why we offer benefits designed to help you recharge and thrive, including:

• Four weeks of paid vacation per year (that increases to five weeks after two years with the company!) plus two days off per year to volunteer at your favorite non-profit
• 3 days per year for professional development
• Access to our Benefits Hub, with many discounts and savings!
• Train subscription
• Relocation bonus
• Highly-skilled teammates and lots of opportunities for growth and development

Personal growth Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!

You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversit