• 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 designer 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 team's work

• Give and receive feedback, criticize constructively and foster an environment for constant improvement

• Share your expertise as a Senior Backend Engineer with the Journi Team

• 7+ years of development 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 developing and designing REST APIs

• You know how to write automated unit tests with their respective mocks

• Experience working with any SQL database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB) and any NoSQL database (Redis, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB)

• You have strong communication, documentation, and collaboration skills

• You are a self-starter with a strong ‘hands-on’ mentality & passion for solving problems

• You work efficiently, prioritize workloads, and meet critical project deadlines

• You are constantly learning, asking for feedback, and self-motivated

• You are permitted to work in the EU/Austria (OR have a degree in Computer Science which is required to apply for an Austrian work permit)

• You are able to relocate to / based in Vienna - the world’s most liveable city!

• Experience with the following technologies: PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, AWS (S3, SQS, ECS, ECR, SES, RDS, CloudWatch, ElasticCache, CloudFront), GitLab

• Experience working with statistical methods or machine learning algorithms

• Experience with migrations from monolith to microservice infrastructure

• Experience working with cross-functional teams

• CI/CD experience

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 €75,000. Our final offer depends on your experience and qualifications amongst other factors.

• A bunch of awesome social benefits (incl. public transport card, health insurance, pension fund, German classes and access to premium language learning app)

• Daily lunch vouchers worth €5,50 per day which you can use in more than 1000+ restaurants in Vienna and our downstairs cantina.

• Fully functional kitchen in our office with access to healthy and organic foods (cornflakes, fresh fruit, yoghurt, Italian portafilter coffee and a huge range of teas)

• 25 vacation days per year plus get up to 5 extra holidays per year (1 extra day for each additional working anniversary at Journi)

• Team activities - annual team trip, get-togethers and digital events

• €2,000 personal development budget per employee per year

• Work in a fun, bright and award-winning office - built by the Journi Team! Including ping-pong and foosball to blow off steam

• High-end computer (Mac) set-up and tools that will make you enjoy getting your work done

• Flexible working hours (with core hours: 10am-4pm Mo-Th; and 10am-2pm on Fr) 

• Hybrid working model with 40% home office days

• Relocation and visa support for non-EU citizens: ONLY with finished Computer Science degree

• Be part of a team of highly motivated and like-minded individuals who you can learn from and want to learn from you too!