Backend Engineer Apprentice

As Fetch continues to evolve the shopping experience, we need a talented Backend Engineering Apprentice to join the team. In this role, you will build highly performant backend services to integrate seamlessly with our data stores, message queues, mobile and web platforms, and other systems. You’ll be working on a small, multi-functional team that may include other engineers, a designer, product manager, data scientist and other roles. Success in this role requires the ability to take on challenging problems and design & develop amazing solutions at scale. Minimum requirements include experience coding in one or more high-level languages (e.g. Go, Java, Python, Node.js), a solid foundation of functional and/or object-oriented programming, experience with relational and consistent databases (MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL), experience with test writing and quality assurance methodologies, experience with version control systems (e.g. Git), effective communication skills, and the ability to quickly learn new concepts and adapt to changing priorities. Bonus points for experience with full-stack development, message queues and event streaming, continuous development, in-memory data stores and caches, and distributed systems. The apprenticeship requires full-time work (40 hours per week) for 12-16 weeks. The program is not intended for students actively enrolled in a full-time degree-seeking program unless within one month of graduation. H1B sponsorship is not available. The role pays $50/hour and includes select benefits such as equity, 401k match, medical/dental/vision plans, education reimbursement, employee resource groups, paid time off, parental leave, childcare incentive, and a flexible work environment with options to work from offices in Madison, Birmingham, or Chicago or fully remotely within the US. Fetch is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and providing reasonable accommodations.