Your Expedition: Backend Engineering at Polarsteps
Join our Amsterdam-based team as a Senior Backend Engineer and embark on a journey to revolutionize the travel experience. At Polarsteps, we are dedicated to changing how people travel by developing an app that plans, tracks, and remembers trips in a smart and beautiful way. With over 10 million users and a goal to enhance our app with new features, we need your expertise in backend development.
The Role
You will navigate the complexities of feature development within the multifaceted travel domain. Your work will directly impact millions of users by ensuring a seamless, high-quality user experience. Our backend systems are crucial for the performance and scalability of our platform, and your role will involve:
- Developing complex backend systems using Python, with potential use of other languages like Ruby or Go.
- Managing databases and messaging queues with tools like PostgreSQL, Celery, and RabbitMQ.
- Engaging in asynchronous programming and ensuring robustness of the web stack.
Who You Are
- You have 7+ years of experience in backend development, particularly with Python.
- You possess a strong background in relational databases and messaging queues.
- You are pragmatic in problem-solving, balancing quick fixes with long-term solutions.
- You have excellent English communication skills and value collaboration over competition.
Bonus Points
- Experience with FastAPI and managing AWS stacks.
1st Class Extras
- Enjoy a yearly free flight or train ride to a random location.
- Work with a shiny new MacBook and have the flexibility of hybrid working.
- Benefit from an extensive home office setup and 30 days of vacation.
- Take advantage of two paid Culture Days and the option to work from another country for up to 8 weeks annually.
- Develop yourself further with a personal development budget and secure your future with a pension plan.
At Polarsteps, we value diversity and encourage applications from people currently underrepresented in the tech industry. Join us in creating the best travel app out there and make a significant impact from day one!
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Yearly free flight or train ride
- MacBook
- Hybrid working
- Home office setup
- 30 days vacation
- Paid Culture Days
- Work from another country for 8 weeks
- Personal development budget
- Pension plan
- Monthly parties
- Team trips
- Travel costs reimbursement
- Free Polarsteps Travel Books
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