We are looking for an experienced (Senior) Backend Software Engineer to join our Mobile Apps teams at zooplus, Europe’s leading e-tailer for pet food and pet supplies. With an annual double-digit growth rate, we have already successfully rolled out our business model in 30 European countries and we are expecting further sustainable growth in European e-commerce.

We are an ambitious and creative team on our mission to shape the future of mobile apps. In your role as Mobile Backend Engineer, you will define, extend and maintain the services that power our mobile apps. Your experience and opinions matter, so you will also play a vital role in planning and defining new features. Free thinking and collaboration are highly encouraged!

Here are some things about our way of working that we take pride in:

• We work in small self-organized teams, respecting and valuing everyone´s opinion
• We learn from each other and share knowledge, through pair programming, code reviews, hackathons, and trainings
• We deliver value by developing new features, maintaining existing products, and improving all the infrastructure we need for it
• We build quality into our code by following clean code principles and DevOps practices - you build it, you run it
• We have embraced diversity, having colleagues from over 50 countries. This means our working language is English
• Tech Stack for that position is Java, Python, AWS (for example API Gateway, Lambdas, RDS...)

Must have

• 5+ years practical experience in software development with Java, Spring, Python, REST API concepts, understanding of databases
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices (Kubernetes, CI, monitoring and alerting, AWS) and design patterns
• Drive for quality: Clean Code principles, TDD, knowing when to apply best practices
• Shared ownership mindset: as a self-organized, autonomous teams, we take end-to-end responsibility for what we deliver together
• Fluency in English and good communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with writing services meeting the specific needs of mobile apps
• Experience with Backend For Frontend approach
• Experience with GraphQL

What we are offering you

Become a part of our success story and seize the opportunity to take on a real challenge in a dynamically growing company where there is huge scope for development and short decision-making processes. We are offering you a versatile, international-facing role in our motivated team with colleagues from all over Europe. Additionally, we offer many benefits such as:

✈ 28 labour days of vacation (plus December 24th and 31st)

⌚ Flexibility first. Enter from 7 am to 10 am and organise yourself.

🏠 Remote working flexibility (up to 60% remote).

🏬 Offices in the city center of Madrid. Modern working spaces with table tennis, foosball, fresh fruit, beverages and company events.

🏥 Private medical healthcare insurance for all our employees.

📖 Continuous development through internal and external training opportunities.

🎤 Participate in the technology community through our meetups and conferences.

✏ English language courses.

💲 Discount in our zooplus shop for all our employees.

🤝 Referral program. You will receive a bonus by helping us finding the best talent.

🌍 We encourage diversity, meet our motivated and friendly teammates from over 50 nationalities.

In case you didn´t know:

Zooplus AG was founded in Munich in 1999 and today we are Europe´s leading online retailer for pet-related products. With an annual double-digit growth rate, we have already successfully rolled out our business model in 30 European countries and we are expecting further sustainable growth in European e-commerce. We remain faithful to the key values of our company – a dynamic and flexible approach, constant learning opportunities, and inventive thinking at every level and position in the organization.

You want to know more? Let´s have a talk! Apply now.