Catawiki

Backend Engineer

Catawiki
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22 hours ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve scalable microservices and product features.
  • Own the quality, resilience, availability, and maintainability of team services throughout their lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with product designers, product owners, and frontend, backend, and mobile engineers to deliver product innovations.
  • Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes and advocate for development best practices.
  • Fix bugs and refactor the codebase to improve product reliability and maintainability.
  • Experiment with new technologies and participate in Technical Week for innovation and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software development experience, specifically with object-oriented programming.
  • At least 3 years of experience working with customer-facing products, such as e-commerce, fintech, or SaaS products.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and deploying backend services focused on high availability, low latency, and consistency.
  • Good understanding of API design, SQL, and relational databases.
  • Strong English communication, collaboration, initiative, problem-solving, and continuous-learning skills.
  • Ruby experience is not essential, provided the candidate is passionate about learning new technologies.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual gross base salary depending on level, competencies, and overall experience.
  • Work From Home Allowance and covered commuting between home and the office.
  • €100 Catavoucher upon joining and €50 Catavoucher on birthdays.
  • An extra day off each year to pursue a passion, plus additional leave for work anniversaries and important life events.
  • Learning and Development initiatives, development plans, and mentorship programmes.
  • Inclusive, diverse, and queer-friendly workplace with offices in central Amsterdam.
  • Hybrid work in Amsterdam with a minimum of two days per week at the office; candidates must already be based in the Netherlands.
  • Visa sponsorship and relocation support are not available.

Tech Stack

RubySQL

Categories

Catawiki

About Catawiki

501-1,000 employees

Catawiki operates an online auction marketplace for special objects—art, design, jewelry, classic cars, and collectibles—curated by in-house experts. Buyers bid and sellers list through weekly auctions, with Catawiki earning commissions and fees on completed sales. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the privately held company runs thousands of curated auctions each week, with over 100,000 lots offered weekly.

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