Purpose of Position
As a Back End Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional client focused team. You will be an advocate for writing clean, secure and well-tested code. You will follow best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines ensuring your code is open and easy for others to reuse.
You will be a self-starter and have a significant understanding of the importance of user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You will work through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You will need to show an understanding for deadlines, find pragmatic solutions and be proactive in raising potential risks.
The Team
You will be joining a brand new team whose focus will be on 'attribution' which is a key aspect in the business of affiliate marketing. Attribution is all about understanding aspect of a consumer journey before a sale. Advanced attribution capabilities will allow our platform users to configure precisely targeted customised rewards. Awin is extremely customer focused and this teams ethos is all about putting our platform users in the driving seat.
As a new team we are in a great position where we can define teams practices and processes that suit our needs and as a senior member you will have direct input. Technology wise, we will be using the latest versions of a cloud based stack on AWS, such as Java/Spring, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jenkins, Docker and more.
The new team will sit within Awin Engineering, which takes software engineering seriously. As such team members will have access to and supported by various architectural and personal development services.
Skills & Expertise
Required
- At least 3 - 5 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles.
- Proven track record with any OOP stack, ideally Java v17 with Maven, Spring Boot v3 and Git.
- Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles.
- Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture.
- Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS).
- Understanding of relational database design principles and proficiency in SQL. Similarly familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB.
Nice to have
- Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches
- Knowledge of TDD and Pair Programming practices.
Our Offer
- Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves.
- Flexi-Office: Do you prefer to work from our cool office, from home, or in a completely different environment? With us, the choice is yours. We offer the flexibility to work wherever you want within our Awin locations.
- Health & Well Being: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can devote yourself to your mental and physical well-being.
- Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development. You can also improve your English skills by participating in our local language course.
- Remote Working: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately.
- Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program and show your appreciation for colleagues who have gone the extra mile to support you.
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.
Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
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