At Journi, a creative tech company, we’re building the #1 most downloadable printing app in the world that allows customers to create beautiful photo books and other print products without effort. Using AI technology, we automatically create personalized designs based on the content our users want to print.
We’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic Backend Engineer who loves creating outstanding products, and enjoys collaborating with a diverse, motivated team!
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
Proactively identify and communicate improvements in your own and your teams work
Give and receive feedback, criticize constructively and foster an environment for constant improvement
Share your expertise as a Backend Engineer with the Journi Team
3+ years of development experience developing Backend applications (links to projects or GitHub are welcome!)
Strong knowledge in any JVM based language such as Scala, Kotlin OR Java (if you do not have experience with Scala: You are 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 and collaboration skills
You are constantly learning, asking for feedback, and self-motivated
You have passion for solving problems
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 in prioritising workloads
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: