Software Engineer (f/m/d)

Awin; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-Week

Flexi-Office

Work Expense Contribution & Remote Fd

Private Medical Insurance

Meal Vouchers

Screen Working Glasses

Job summary

Awin is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Product Development team. You will help write SOLID, secure, and well-tested Java code within an agile environment and contribute to a market-leading affiliate platform.

You'll work with AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions, and microservices (Docker, AWS ECS) to ship features and improve systems. We offer a four-day week at full pay and a hybrid work model to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial Software Engineering experience.
• Experience with Java, Maven/Gradle, RESTful APIs, Unit testing and SQL.
• Understanding of load balancers, API gateways, service discovery.
• Solid grasp of Data Structures & Algorithms; SOLID, OOP principles.
• Experience in cross-functional engineering teams.
• Interest in integrating AI agents into daily workflows.

Responsibilities

• Work in a small agile team with a groomed product backlog and contribute to planning, reviews and development sessions.
• Improve existing applications and design/build new solutions.
• Develop code, perform reviews, and participate in retrospectives.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate user stories into features and tasks.
• Address business logic and troubleshoot issues promptly.
• Communicate effectively with local and remote team members.

Skills

Java

Maven/Gradle

REST APIs

Unit Testing

SQL

Load Balancers

API Gateways

Service Discovery

Data Structures

SOLID

OOP

Cross-functional

AI Agents

Tools

Docker

AWS ECS

Terraform

Job description

Purpose of Position

Awin's Product Development department is responsible for all stages of the product lifecycle - from ideation to market release, ongoing operation and continuous improvement.

Working within one of our agile Engineering teams, this role reports to an Engineering Manager. You will be working closely with your team members to write and test code, implement new features and maintain our award-winning affiliate marketing platform.

As a Software Engineer, writing SOLID, secure & well-tested code is just the beginning of your skill set. You have extensive commercial experience in your technical stack. You are flexible working with different technologies as needed. You enjoy learning new approaches and methodologies to improve your skills.

You are a passionate and innovative technologist with a proactive, quality first approach to development and keen to gain exposure to the latest development practices and toolsets within an interactive and fun development environment. We value fresh perspectives, continuous personal growth, diversity and a healthy work-life balance. For example: we have a 4-day-week at full salary.

The Core Team is a platform team. Its mission is to provide central services around our core entities and systems that make it easier for Product Teams to build functionality on top of. The team provides these "as a service" through clear APIs, documentation and support - focusing on creating a smooth developer experience for other teams. The team will also focus on topics like standardisation, re-use and reducing duplicated effort across the department. We work with an exciting mixture of technologies including Java, AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Microservices (Docker, AWS ECS) .

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Work inside a small team with a well described and groomed product backlog and be comfortable with agile methodologies and practices
• Improve existing applications, design and build solutions from scratch
• Develop code and contribute to reviews, retrospectives, planning and development sessions
• Work with Product Managers to convert user stories to features and tasks
• Grapple with business logic and help solve business needs
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely fashion
• Communicate effectively in both verbal (day-to-day discussions, team meetings) and written forms (documentation, emails, communication tools) with local and remote team members

To be successful you will need to meet the below requirements:

• 3+ years of commercial Software Engineering experience
• Experience using Java, Maven/Gradle, RESTful APIs, Unit testing and SQL
• Understanding concepts of load balancers, API gateways, service discovery, etc
• Understanding basic Data Structures and Algorithms
• Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID, design principles and OOP
• Experience working within a cross-functional engineering team
• Enthusiastic about integrating AI agents into your daily workflow to work smarter and faster

Although not required, we would be excited if you had experience with some of the below:

• Non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB) and/or Elasticsearch
• Building systems cloud-first (Docker, AWS - Lambda, DynamoDB, and related serverless technologies)
• Maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of streaming and queuing solutions (e.g. Kafka)
• Experience with IaC tools (e.g. Terraform)

Our Offer

• Flexi-Week: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.
• Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid working model, designed to foster collaboration, trust, and autonomy.
• Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace at home.
• Private Medical Insurance: Comprehensive coverage for a range of health, vision and dental treatments.
• Meal Vouchers: Daily support for your lunch expenses.
• Screen Working Glasses: We offer a subsidy towards the cost of glasses required for screen work.

In addition, you’ll benefit from our global offering, including health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and development via Awin Academy, and peer-to-peer recognition programmes.

Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.

Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual "Life @ Awin" hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.

Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why