Back-End Developer

Catawiki

Netherlands

Hybrid

EUR 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Catavoucher for birthdays

Extra day off to pursue passion

Recognition of significant work anniversaries

Milestone leave

Job summary

A unique online marketplace in Amsterdam seeks a Software Engineer to develop and maintain microservices within an Agile team. The role involves collaborating with diverse teams and improving product quality. Candidates should have 4+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on customer-facing products and a growth mindset. This opportunity offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on learning and development.

Qualifications

Minimum 4+ years of experience with customer-facing products.
Experience in OOP (object-oriented programming).
Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.
Good understanding of APIs design.
Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.
Excellent English communication.
Comfortable raising concerns, sharing ideas, documenting clearly.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain microservices.
Work with various teams to enhance processes.
Support engineering culture and document best practices.

Skills

Customer-focused solution orientation

Collaboration

Strong communication in English

APIs design

SQL & relational databases

English communication

Collaboration & documentation

Tools

Ruby

SQL

APIs

Job description

Overview

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day. We're a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects. Each week we offer over 75,000 unique items in auction, carefully curated by our in-house experts. Having Sold Over 20 Million Unique Objects To Date, we're on a mission to become the world's most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by our core values.

On our path to becoming the most visited online curated marketplace for special objects, our Engineering team is on a mission to deliver the best experience across our platforms by building best-in-class products for search & discovery, bidding, curation, logistics, payments, and support. We're a scale-up with customer-facing challenges dealing with high-scale (75k auctions per week) and high traffic (more than 10 million visitors per month). As a Software Engineer, you'll support one of our 3 verticals - Demand, Supply, or Fulfilment - improving and delivering product innovations for our platform. Working in small, fully autonomous, and highly collaborative Agile teams, you will build scalable, maintainable, and resilient microservices and features. That's why we are looking for bold, curious and open developers! Are you ready to join?

What You Will Do

Build: Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve. You'll be part of a team that is end-to-end responsible for their own microservices.

Collaborate: Work closely with product designers, product owners, front, back, and mobile engineers to share new ideas and make our processes even more efficient.

Growth: Support our great engineering culture by documenting and advocating for best development practices - constantly improving the quality of our products by fixing bugs and refactoring the code base where necessary.

Learn: Boost your career by testing new technologies and participating in our Technical Week, a week dedicated to promoting creativity and innovation and knowledge sharing across domains.

What You’ll Bring

As a Software Engineer, you already understand the full life cycle of web development and see opportunities in front of you. You\'re curious, solution-oriented and have a strong customer focus. Our stack is mainly focused around Ruby, however, if you\'re passionate about learning new things then prior experience with Ruby is not essential. Next to this:

At least 4+ years of experience with customer-facing products in related industries, e.g. e-commerce, fintechs, SaaS

At least 4+ years with software development, in specific OOP (object-oriented programming)

Experience designing, implementing, and deploying backend services, with a focus on high availability, low latency, and consistency.

Good understanding of APIs design

Familiarity with SQL and relational databases

Excellent communication in English

Comfortable raising concerns, sharing new ideas, documenting, and finding opportunities for solution alternatives.

Our Values and Characteristics

You strive to be a great team player and don’t shy away from new challenges.

You are someone who takes initiative and is ready to jump in and help if needed.

You possess a growth mindset in which you take the initiative to further your personal skill set as a software developer, whether by learning new skills and/or technologies or by seeking new opportunities.

Where you’ll be

This position is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Therefore, we are specifically seeking candidates who are currently residing in the Netherlands.

Why You\'ll Love Working with Us

Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.

Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives, which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.

A Culture of Connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse and collaborative team of 800+ Catawikains and 60+ nationalities, all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.

Celebrate Life’s Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us, you\'ll receive a €100 Catavoucher, and on each birthday, you\'ll get a €50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to Pursue Your Passion. We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years) with additional time off, plus extra leave for life’s big moments like marriage, engagements, or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding what’s available in your country, please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means that you will be in the office 2 out of 5 days (40% of your working time) to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. That said, some roles may be an exception: if the job description states that the position is fully remote or 100% office-based, that arrangement will apply instead.

Interested?

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy.

If you\'re excited about this role but your past experience doesn\'t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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