Senior Backend Engineer

Hej, Truecaller is calling you from Stockholm, Sweden! Ready to pick up?

Our goal is to make communication smarter, safer, and more efficient, all while building trust everywhere. We're all about bringing you smart services with a big social impact, keeping you safe from fraud, harassment, scam calls or messages, so you can focus on the conversations that matter.

• Top 20 most downloaded apps globally, and world’s #1 caller ID and spam-blocking service for Android and iOS, with extensive AI capabilities, with more than 374 million active users per month.
• Founded in 2009, listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm and is categorized as a Large Cap. Our focus on innovation, operational excellence, sustainable growth, and collaboration has resulted in consistently high profitability and strong EBITDA margins.
• A team of 400 people from :35 different nationalities spread across our headquarters in Stockholm and offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Tel Aviv with high ambitions.
  
  
  

We at the New Initiatives team, we are driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation and a commitment to identifying groundbreaking opportunities within the technology landscape. As a specialized unit operating within the Truecaller ecosystem, we are dedicated to incubating and nurturing the next generation of transformative products. We work and operate like a high-functioning startup within Truecaller, taking product ideas from zero to one. Our team has the privilege of working directly under the guidance of Truecaller Co-founder.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will work closely with a lean team and take responsibilities in building new applications & improving existing ones. You’ll be building systems from scratch and would be expected to take end-to-end ownership.

Tasks

The impact you will create:

• Responsible for building backend for products developed under the New Initiatives team while providing know-how in the full software development lifecycle.
• Building a reliable system while having the ability to move fast.
• Participating in problem-solving sessions with the team & providing solutions.
• Developing a framework to allow rapid prototyping.
  
  
  

Requirements

What you bring in:

• Software development experience of 5+ years with Scala, Java or Play Framework.
• Experience of working with microservices, architecture, and patterns.
• Experience of working with relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience of working with backend for mobile apps.
• Interest in latest technologies and proactive in tinkering with it.
• Entrepreneurial in nature. Doesn't believe in the status quo.
• Can work independently. Independent contributor with minimal supervision, and handholding.
• Can find out smart ways of doing things, not necessarily the perfect way.
  
  
  

It would be great if you also have:

• Scala or any other functional programming languages (Haskell, Erlang, Clojure, etc.)
• NoSQL databases (Cassandra, Mongo, etc), Relational databases.
• Event-driven systems, stream processing
• Akka
• Pure functional programming and libraries such as Cats, Scalaz
• Kubernetes, Continuous Delivery
• Distributed systems
• Shipping your own side/hobby project(s) end-to-end
  
  
  

Benefits

• A smart, talented and agile team: An international team where :35 nationalities are working together in several locations and time zones with a learning, sharing and fun environment.
• A great compensation package: Competitive salary, 30 days of paid vacation, flexible working hours, private health insurance, top-up parental leave, pension contribution, Udemy membership to keep learning and improving, and free gym membership (SATS).
• Great tech tools: Pick the computer and phone that you fancy the most within our budget ranges.
• Do it your way: We work in-office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with flexibility on the other days. You can enjoy 3 weeks working remotely from anywhere you want per year.
• Office life: Enjoy your days with a daily free breakfast, a wide range of yummy snacks and beverages, or have fun with your colleagues at the playroom! As well, exciting company parties and team activities such as Lab days, Running team, Geek lunch!
  
  
  

Come as you are:

Truecaller is diverse, equal and inclusive. We need a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs and experiences in order to keep building our great products. No matter where you are based, which language you speak, your accent, race, religion, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, etc. All those things make you who you are, and that’s why we would love to meet you.

Life at Truecaller - Behind the code: https://www.instagram.com/lifeattruecaller/

Sounds like your dream job?

We will fill the position as soon as we find the right candidate, so please send your application as soon as possible. As part of the recruitment process, we will conduct a background check.