Staff Engineer - Senior Full Stack Developer II

Who we are

A piece of the moon, a complete dinosaur skeleton, the Pope's hat, the world's smallest book - at Catawiki, we come across exceptional objects such as these every

Catawiki is the leading online marketplace to buy and sell special We offer over 75,000 special objects in auction every week each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki s hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and many

We've sold 10 million unique items to date and it s our mission to become the world s most popular auction destination for special

We re an innovative, pioneering and fast-growing scale-up. If you think you can make a difference to our team, go ahead and

A little bit about the team

Hi, I am Jorge! As a Full Stack Engineer in Catawiki, I love being part of the whole value delivery process to our end-users, acting close to them, and incorporating their feedback for continuous I enjoy building intuitive UIs, designing, developing, and implementing applications & solutions using a range of technologies and programming languages from both front-end and back-end

I cherish the company of the brilliant minds around me, which keeps me motivated to grow every Join us if you are also passionate about building scalable software solutions, and have a genuine interest in delivering value to

What you'll do

Here at Catawiki, you will make an impact by improving and delivering product innovations for the Catawiki Along with other members of the Development team, you will build scalable microservices while measuring and monitoring system In addition, you will use experimentation, backed by data analysis, to add product features and deliver the best user experience on the

What you ll bring

As a Senior Engineer II, which resembles the Staff Engineer level, you have a proven track record on influencing and guiding the development of the Back-End tech stack in your You have often operated outside of the boundaries of your team, and can give many examples on your effectiveness doing With Catawiki you will continue to do

With your extensive software engineering knowledge, you like to cooperate with engineers throughout the company, regularly focusing on cross-cutting business features, or just to help out your You also provide guidance on a platform and company wide arhcitectural Apart from this you have coached multiple engineers over the years, for longer periods of time, and you will apply your coaching skills in Catawiki to help your fellow engineers grow in the best possible

Last but not least you have often (co-)created opportunity proposals and RFC' You feel at home when you need to describe problems, opportunities, pros and cons of solution alternatives, and tying these to technical solution proposals, regularly comparing new techniques to proven existing technique You feel comfortable in explaining discussing your proposals with Product Managers, UX-designers and multiple Tech team As a passionate engineer, you bring these values to Catawiki:

• You are a passionate experienced engineer with a strong eye for
• You strive to be a great team player and don t shy away from new challenge
• You are comfortable in a startup environment and are ready to jump in and help if
• You keep the company's values close to your heart and enjoy being in a diverse

We look for engineers who are motivated to learn new things, ship new features, and pursue new and interesting challenge Our backend stack is mainly focused around Ruby and the frontend is mainly built using However, if you re passionate about learning new things then prior experience with Ruby and React is not Additionally:

• Proven experience in collaborating closely with other engineers and product managers to become a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional
• Experience in designing, implementing, and deploying services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and
• Proficiency in languages such as (but not all of!) Python, Ruby, Go, Java, PHP, C#, and other applicable backend languages is
• Experience in both Functional and Object-oriented programming paradigm
• Expertise in frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or
• Good knowledge of Relational databases and familiarity with NoSQL database
• Experience and/or interest in Test Driven Development (TDD).
• You know how to monitor and manage the application in production: you build it, you run it, you love it!
• Knowledge of container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a big plu

Here s what we can offer you

This is your chance to become part of a fast but sustainable growing tech company! You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly motivated team of 800+ international Catawikians; you'll have big responsibilities and can really create Additionally, you can expect:

• An attractive Stock Option package
• A diverse and international team with over 50 different nationalitie
• Catawiki provides you with a membership to the O Reilly learning
• Work from home office set-up to make sure you have all you need in an ergonomically-friendly
• A bike scheme for employees that helps realise a tax advantage which makes a bike up to 35% cheaper than buying!
• Our entrepreneurial environment encourages everyone to take initiative and experiment with new idea You ll actively contribute to the growth of the Catawiki
• For people living outside of NL we offer a great relocation package for you and your family
• The fun part! Our Activity Committee plans everything from CataFooty to International Food Festivals, Friday Drinks, Board Game Nights, Pub Quizzes and Boot Camps!
• And there s more! Paid holidays, Holiday Allowance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by

Our commitment to you

Catawiki s eclectic team represents an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural background We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to the

Catawiki stands with Ukraine and encourages people displaced by the current conflict to In addition to the several initiatives we ve launched, we re open to ideas on ways we can continue to support the humanitarian

Our offices and new way of working

We ve embraced an activity-based way of working, meaning our team can choose how they split their work week between home and the office, in line with our remote framework and guideline In locations where we have physical offices, most employees enjoy two days at the office to connect and collaborate with each

Our experts and sales staff in local markets work 100% remotely in most cases from Some key positions are hired remotely, while we also offer relocation services for colleagues needing to be closer to the

Interested?

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If you re excited about this role but your past experience doesn t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway You may be just the right candidate for this or other role