Senior Back End Engineer

The consumer goods industry is worth EUR 3trn globally but is still plagued with lack of transparency inefficient collaboration and data flows which ultimately slows down the pace of innovation and therefore the amount of sustainable products being launched on the market.
Covalos mission is to foster greater transparency sustainability and innovation in the industry by connecting consumer goods brands with the right suppliers to bring products to market faster.
Covalo is already the worlds largest consumer goods ingredients platform with 100.000 products from 1.500 suppliers globally and counts users from 5.000 brands across 145 countries.
Covalos breakthrough technology has been recognized by Web Summit the Swiss Innovation Angency industry partners and many tier 1 media.
Supported by leading figures within the industry and a strong network of investors Covalo offers an environment where each team member can be the best version of themselves has visibility and influence on the overachieving company strategy strong ownership flexibility and can craft its development path within the company.
What we are looking for in return
We are looking for team players with strong convictions an urge to make a difference strong sense of accountability that will overcome any challenge to achieve our common goal.
On the tech side the goals for the coming 1218 months include:

• Scale infrastructure and processes to get ready for larger traffic and more clients
• Move from a monolitical to a microservice architecture
• Build out AI use cases such as a recommender system to speed up the development of greener and compliant formulations

Were headquartered in Zurich Switzerland but operate globally. Youll be part of a growing hungry highly motivated and openminded team.

Tasks

For our next phase of growth we are looking to add a talented and motivated Back End Engineer to join our engineering team. You will play a key role in translating business requirements into technical solutions and with this contribute to the overall sucess and growth of our platform.

In this position you will:

• Create and implement architectural concepts for new features emphasizing scalability reliability and agility.
• Enhance existing backend services by writing maintainable code refactoring as needed and implementing new features to meet evolving business needs.
• Design and implement unified REST APIs that facilitate seamless communication between frontend and backend systems enabling efficient data exchange and integration.
• Work closely with the product management team to understand requirements provide technical insights and ensure efficient development processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the development team conduct code reviews and promote best practices in code quality testing and deployment.

Requirements

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and values:

• Outstanding degree in Computer Science or similar
• 5 experience in the SaaS product or marketplace field
• Proven track record in fullstack development with focus on backend systems as well as architectural design and implementation
• Strong expertise in: Java and Spring Boot Relational and NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch) Cloud platforms (AWS) REST API design and development Microservice architecture and containerization (Docker Kubernetes)
• Familiar with agile development approaches
• Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and adjust flexibly to frequent context changes
• Handson and solutionoriented attitude
• Taking full ownership and accountability over your work
• Good communication skills
• Ambition to grow within the company
• Team player with high integrity
• Located in Lisbon or within a comfortable commute distance

What about our tech

Our current platform is developed using Spring Framework Elasticsearch Postgresql React Typescript Keycloak AWS.

Our main goal is to build a performance scalable and resilient SaaSenabled B2B marketplace that can deliver value to our customers. You will be an essential part of this process sharing your knowledge and favorite technologies with our engineers.

Innovation is a mindset that is part of your daily tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & potential opportunity to participate in company stock option plan
• The possibility of working remotely with regular inperson alignment meetings incl. biannual team retreats
• Ability to influence and drive an innovative product that will impact the entire consumer goods industry (with thousands of beauty brands and suppliers already using Covalo)
• Be part of a small but growing openminded motivated dynamic and fun international team
• Possibility to learn and develop
• Great & cutting edge technological environment
• Flat hierarchy

We prioritize dedication passion and contagious energy and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesnt exactly match this job description.