Junior Back-end Developer

Shiji Group; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 25.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in the software solutions sector is looking for a Junior Back-end Developer in Barcelona. The role involves working with a team on data acquisition and maintenance of a scraping platform. Candidates should possess problem-solving skills and knowledge of Java and Python.

Servicios

Flexible work schedule

Hybrid working model

Free coffee and fresh fruit at the office

Brand new office in central Barcelona

Team-building activities

Formación

• Knowledge of Java, XML, WWW, XPath, and Python.
• Ability to adapt and learn different languages and frameworks.
• Comfortable working in English.

Responsabilidades

• Work with engineers in data acquisition, including scraping and processing.
• Maintain and create parts of a scraping platform.
• Participate in modernizing an existing platform.

Conocimientos

Problem-solving

Java

Python

XML

XPath

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

Shiji Group provides software solutions and services for the hospitality, food service, retail, and entertainment industries, ranging from hotel management solutions to food and beverage and retail systems, payment gateways, data management, online distribution, and more. Founded in 1998 as a network solutions provider for hotels, Shiji Group today comprises 5,000 employees in 80+ subsidiaries and brands, serving over 91,000 hotels, 200,000 restaurants, and 600,000 retail outlets. Shiji is committed to connecting the global business of hospitality. We provide an integrated suite of technological solutions that empower hotel, retail, food, and entertainment companies to better connect with their guests.

Job Description

For our Barcelona office, the Engineering Team is looking for a Junior Back-end Developer. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

1. Working with a talented team of engineers in data acquisition (scraping, processing, validating, and fixing large volumes of data).
2. Maintaining and creating parts of a scraping platform.
3. Participating in the modernization of an existing long-standing platform.

Our technology stack includes:

• Microservices architecture running on Kubernetes.
• Java, Python, and NodeJS.
• Kafka, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Cassandra, and MySQL for data persistence.
• MapReduce and stream-based data processing.

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Java, XML, WWW, XPath, and Python.
• Willingness to adapt, learn, and work with different languages and frameworks.
• Ability to solve programming problems and understand their impact on algorithmic time and space complexity.
• Collaborative work style that involves colleagues in important decisions and promotes shared code ownership.
• Comfort working in English.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of scraping techniques, Scrapy, and web harvesting.

Additional Information

• Challenging and creative technology environment with significant freedom and responsibility.
• Flexible work schedule and hybrid working model.
• Free coffee and fresh fruit at the office.
• Brand new office located in the center of Barcelona.
• International team and a fantastic work environment.
• Team-building activities and charity donation programs.
• All necessary equipment provided, including a laptop, additional monitor, and accessories.