Today, Ricardo is the largest online marketplace in Switzerland with over 2.3 million listed items and more than 4 million users. For more than 20 years, we have been helping our users to find a new home for their idle objects. We provide a real alternative to the new. We are determined to drive the change of consumption to be more sustainable and meaningful. 

You will be part of Ricardo Engineering, a remote-friendly department of 50 engineers located in three countries (Zug - Switzerland, Belgrade - Serbia, Sophia-Antipolis - France).

To expand our Ricardo Belgrade team at our TX Services site in Belgrade, we are currently looking for a smart, talented, and dedicated Senior Backend Engineer.

What You Will Do

• Consistently ship working, testable, maintainable, readable code/data to production in small and safe iterations. The solutions are performant, scalable and fulfill the set SLOs of the product
• Own and operate multiple Java and Go backend microservices on top of Kubernetes and GCP
• Take on the challenge of scaling the systems to process a huge volume of events and requests per day
• Actively shape the architecture of the backend platform and ensure sustainability
• Be a valued contributor in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems
• Making a positive impact on our engineering culture, encouraging knowledge sharing and driving technical discussions within the team

Who You Are

• 5+ years of professional experience with running backend applications in production
• 5+ years of professional experience with relational databases
• Hands-on experience with Java or Go stack
• Experience with creating and consuming RESTful APIs, that operate at scale, are easy to use, self-documented and have the client’s perspective always in mind
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and technologies with keen attention to meaningful logging, monitoring and overall operational excellence
• Deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms
• Particularly care about quality and know what it means to ship high-quality code
• Able to collaborate closely with product management with attention to shaping a great customer experience
• You love working in an environment where you constantly experiment and iterate quickly
• You believe data is the most powerful tool for informed decision-making
• You are passionate about teaching and empowering your colleagues and stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience with technologies like: Postgres, MsSql, Redis, Kafka, Solr
• Building cloud applications (ex. AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) using technologies like: Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, Prometheus, CI/CD

Our offer

• Be a part of establishing a Swiss-based subsidiary - TX Services in Belgrade
• Strong engineering culture, empowerment and trust 
• Career tracks that can match with employees expectations. We want you to progress on your professional journey at Ricardo
• Competitive salary and a variety of fringe benefits
• Training and conference budget aiming to grow both your soft and hard skills
• Regularly pitch personal engineering projects and implement them
• Access to Headspace, a digital platform to take care of your mental health
• Private health insurance for you and one additional family member
• Great equipment - Macbook Pro or equivalent laptop of your choice
• We value work-life balance and have flexible working hours and a home office policy
• A modern and cozy working place with a positive and friendly atmosphere

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