Junior Backend Engineer

About FERO

We're FERO, a cutting-edge startup revolutionizing the customer checkout and payment journey 🚀. Backed by top VCs, our mission is to create seamless, personalized online checkout experiences while helping merchants recover lost revenue 💰. Our team in Spain 🇪🇸 is currently seeking a Junior Backend Engineer to join our dynamic team. We are looking for talented, self-motivated individuals with a foundational understanding of AWS ☁️ and a passion for data 📊.

The Role & Your Responsibilities

🔹 Learning and Development: As a Junior Backend Engineer, you will support our team by writing clean, efficient code 💻 and assisting in developing backend services.

🔹 Collaborate and Grow: Work closely with senior developers 👨‍💻👩‍💻 on RESTful API initiatives, learning best practices in performance, scalability, and code quality.

🔹 Assist in Performance and Scalability: Apply foundational knowledge to help improve system performance ⚡ and tackle scalability challenges.

🔹 Contribute to Quality and Testability: Participate in maintaining the integrity of our codebase through testing 🧪 and code reviews ✅.

What You Must Bring?

✔️ At least 2 years of experience as a Backend Developer, with hands-on expertise in AWS services and infrastructure ☁️.

✔️ Basic proficiency with Python 🐍.

✔️ Basic understanding of relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL and DynamoDB 🗄️.

✔️ Experience working with REST APIs 🔗.

✔️ A willingness to learn 📚 and support development and operations tasks.

✔️ Working Permit in Spain 🇪🇸

✔️ You must be currently located in Madrid 📍

✔️ Full Proficiency in English 🇬🇧

Desirable Traits

✨ Curiosity, resilience, positivity, and a passion for continuous learning and growth 🚀.

✨ Supportive attitude towards colleagues and a collaborative spirit 🤝.

✨ Good communication skills 🗣️.

✨ Willingness to work at a startup 🌱.

Why Work at FERO?

🌍 Unique greenfield environment to drive change in a global business. What we are doing is brand new, which offers exciting challenges to overcome.

📈 Exponential growth in professional and personal development by joining us at this stage.

👥 Friendly and supportive colleagues.

🏡 Hybrid working model: 3 Days office/2 Days WFH.

🩺 Competitive compensation package and private health insurance 🏥 that is half sponsored by FERO.

🚀 Ready to grow with us?

Excited to kick-start your business development career? Send us your English CV 📄 and let’s embark on this journey together! ✨