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Backend Engineer

Wallapop

Wallapop

Software Engineering
Barcelona, Spain
Posted on Jul 29, 2024

Wallapop is a Barcelona based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and human way of consumption. We believe in a world where collaborative economy is mainstream. This is what drives us. 💫

Wallapop operates in Spain, Italy and Portugal, offering a catalogue of several hundreds of millions of products and services. Powered by technical innovation and continuous improvement, we bring together the scale & trust of classifieds with the marketplace’s convenience & reach. 🌱 Our mission is to enable a connected trade ecosystem, making 2nd-hand the norm through smart use of technology.

Backed by top investors such as Accel, Insight Partners & Naver Corp we bring our total valuation to 806 million EUR and are embarking on our international journey with the aim to become the world’s best unique goods trading platform.

The Challenge 🧩

Some of the interesting things we are currently doing include finding new ways to handle the complexity or improve resiliency. We leverage a variety of AWS technologies (compute, storage, etc.) to meet our objectives. At Wallapop, as a Backend Engineer, you'll own team microservices, fully embracing the DevOps philosophy. Our tech stack includes:

  • Java & Kotlin
  • Spring & Axon Framework
  • RabbitMQ
  • MySql, DynamoDB, Redis & Memcached
  • Docker
  • ElasticSearch & Solr
  • AWS: S3, ECS, CloudWatch, RDS, CloudFormation, Lambdas & more

What You Will Do 👇

  • Write robust, scalable code in Java or Kotlin, depending on your team's stack
  • Develop new features using Domain-Driven Design (both tactical and strategic design)
  • Address and refactor legacy components
  • Testing all the things! Testing is a must, especially if you want to avoid those friendly reminders during the code review

The Challenge 🧩

Some of the interesting things we are currently doing include finding new ways to handle the complexity or improve resiliency. We leverage various AWS technologies (compute, storage, etc.) to meet our objectives. At Wallapop, as a Backend Engineer, you'll own team microservices, fully embracing the DevOps philosophy. Our tech stack includes the following:

  • Java & Kotlin
  • Spring & Axon Framework
  • RabbitMQ
  • MySql, DynamoDB, Redis & Memcached
  • Docker
  • ElasticSearch & Solr
  • AWS: S3, ECS, CloudWatch, RDS, CloudFormation, Lambdas & more

What You Will Do 👇

  • Write robust, scalable code in Java or Kotlin, depending on your team's stack
  • Develop new features using Domain-Driven Design (both tactical and strategic design)
  • Address and refactor legacy components
  • Testing all the things! Testing is a must, especially if you want to avoid those friendly reminders during the code review

What We’re Looking For 🔎

  • Strong problem-solving skills and critical-thinking abilities
  • Quality-driven mindset with keen attention to detail and pragmatism
  • Adaptable and eager to learn and grow

Do note that all our jobs are 📍 Barcelona based. We work in a mostly remote capacity offering great flexibility to our employees, but we believe in the power of getting together regularly in our office. As a first iteration, we expect a 4+ day/month office attendance for which the specifics are decided on a team level.

Wallapop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as we want Wallapop to be a place for everyone.

We sponsor visa processes for international candidates when applicable and provide legal & admin support along the process combined with a competitive relocation package.

Additionally to the opportunity to contribute to an agile product set up and work together towards achieving our meaningful mission, we offer the following 🍭 Perks & Benefits:

  • Competitive phantom shares package for all employees
  • Generous individual learning budget of 2k per year
  • Group and individual English, Catalan & Spanish lessons as part of our working day
  • Private Health Insurance with Cigna
  • Flexible working hours + short Fridays
  • Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check)
  • Gym & Wellness plan, including physiotherapist in the office
  • Generous referral Program & Charity Donation
  • Bonus for weddings & newborns
  • Wallapop Renta (Tax income support)
  • Monthly plan for free shipping, bumps & home-pick-up on our services
  • Workiversary Gifts and Birthday Surprises
  • Contribution towards your WIFI in your monthly payroll
  • One-off payment based on compensation package to go towards setting up your home office
  • Relocation package (monetary support and legal advice) and visa sponsorship, if applicable
  • 26 holidays per year
  • TOP hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows)

What does the hiring process for this position look like? **Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts.**

  • Intro Call - run by Talent Acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes.
    Technical Task - you will be assigned a test that consists of a coding challenge to assess the technical skills required for the role. You will have up to 7 days to complete it
    Expertise Interview - run by the core team, focusing on the hard skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 60-90 minutes.
    Stakeholder Interview - run by the hiring team and relevant stakeholders, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up. This usually takes 60 minutes.
    Culture-Add Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes.
    Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing.