Full-Stack Engineer

About Jimdo

Join us to help unleash the power of the self-employed and help them thrive! 

Jimdo was founded by three school friends in 2007 in a farmhouse in Northern Germany. Fast forward to today, we’re a growing, profitable business with a team of 250+ people from 50 nationalities based in over 15 countries. Our portfolio serves the unique needs of microbusinesses. In addition to our GDPR-compliant website builder powered by AI, we offer an online store, logo creator, legal text generator, business listings, social media integration, SEO, and more. We’re constantly developing new products and services that make the lives of microbusiness owners easier and help fuel their businesses. If you’re inspired by our mission and like the idea of working for a dynamic remote-first company where you can create impact from day 1, we’d love to meet you!

Role Overview :

The Payment Team is a platform team at the core of Jimdo and plays a key role in many of the product and engineering initiatives across Jimdo. You’ll get an opportunity to join an engaged team focused on robust and long-lasting solutions. You’ll be part of a journey towards improving our existing systems with a focus on feature completeness and accessibility for the many stakeholders the team interfaces with.

The team owns and works on our in-house subscription billing system and checkout-adjacent, backend-focused projects such as product catalog, invoicing, payment processing, or dunning.

What you’ll be doing:

• Design, develop, and optimize API services with a keen focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.

• Maintain payment, billing, invoicing, catalog, and other associated services.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, understanding requirements and ensuring that the backend solutions integrate seamlessly with other components.

• Uphold a high standard of code quality through code reviews, testing, and adherence to best practices.

• Diagnose and resolve backend issues, aiming for minimal downtime and optimum performance.

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in backend development.

• Provide insights and feedback to the Expert Engineer and other stakeholders, ensuring the technical feasibility and timeline of backend solutions.

What you bring to the table:

• A minimum of 4 years experience building web applications and have spent the past 3 years into a backend focus role.

• Proficiency in Kotlin. Experience working with modern frontend technologies or willing to become a full-stack developer.

• Familiarity with frontend technologies, specifically JavaScript, React or TypeScript.

• You have been working in different parts of the stack and understand how to improve the architecture of a service.

• Proven experience in building and running production systems using CI/CD and solving issues that pop up using monitoring tools.

• You are dedicated to maintaining high standards of quality, using a strong toolkit to ensure that everything is thoroughly tested and fully functional before it reaches release.

• You place a strong emphasis on understanding domain knowledge and stakeholder priorities, incorporating them into your development process while proposing creative and effective solutions.

• You thrive in a collaborative, feedback-driven environment, and actively contribute to knowledge sharing and team growth.

What we offer:

Inspiring Mission: At our core, we are driven by a meaningful mission - to  empower solopreneurs and small businesses to succeed and  to contribute to the sustainability and vibrancy of the communities they serve.

Flexibility and Trust: Our work environment thrives on flexibility and trust. We offer fully remote work set-up  with opportunities for in-person collaboration. You can manage your working hours flexibly because we prioritize the results you deliver over the number of hours you put in. 

Support for your side hustles: We encourage side hustles. In addition, you get up to three free Jimdo websites for your personal or professional projects that you get to keep forever.

An International Diverse Team: Our team is a mosaic of over 248 individuals hailing from 50+ different countries and working across 15+ diverse locations. We take pride in our openness and inclusivity, with an Employee-led DEI Council and active ERGs that ensure everyone's voices are heard.

Continuous  Growth and Career Development: We invest in your growth with company-wide access to LinkedIn Learning and Hack Weeks, Deep Work Thursdays, conferences and access to technical eLearning platforms. From day one, you have the chance to contribute your ideas and create a meaningful impact. Our flat hierarchies and swift decision-making processes provide an open platform for your career progression.

Competitive Benefits Package: 

• Annual compensation reviews to ensure you're rewarded fairly.

• A remote office set-up bonus to enhance your workspace.

• A unique workation policy that allows you to work from different locations.

• An employee assistance program, offering resources and counseling.

• Plus, a perk that keeps giving: up to three free Jimdo websites for your personal or professional projects that you get to keep forever.

Jimdo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means that we don’t discriminate based on race or ethnic origin, color, the language(s) you speak, where you (or your parents) are from, or whether or not you consider yourself to have a disability. Neither will your age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, or political opinions play a part in your application with us. Our diverse team values and celebrates the uniqueness of each individual. We embrace differences and believe that they enrich our organization, making us stronger and more innovative. Join us, and let's continue to create a workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of background or identity.

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