Position: Middle Back-end Engineer (Java)
Company: wowzi.co
Experience required: 3y
Category: Java
English level: upper
Published: 2021-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

**About the team**
Wowzi is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. Currently our teams are based in Estonia, Kenya and Ghana and comprise of former Opera Software, McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Palladium, Rocket Internet employees as well young, raw and high achievers from leading universities.
Company status: Since launching in May 2020 we have grown on average by 200% MoM amidst Covid19 effects. Over 1000 successful campaigns have been run by brands with 20,000+ influencers earning, all via Wowzi. International expansion across other African markets is just around the corner with Asia, South America and Western markets to follow. 

**Tech challenge**
The platform is set to continuously evolve with new features, new product verticals, new technologies and into new markets whilst simultaneously scaling  in usage thus providing a dynamic and mutually challenging and fulfilling requirement of our tech team. We are seeking a back end engineer keen on building world class solutions to join our engineering team.

**What you will do**
— Write clean and efficient code 
— Create new features for our backend infrastructure 
— Routinely inspect the backend for performance bottlenecks and deploy improvements
— Gradually take code ownership of the backend part of application 
— Closely collaborate with the frontend team and product owners

**What we expect from you**
— 3+ year experience in backend development of tech products that have scaled 
— Solid practical knowledge of Java coding language - (Spring framework preferred)
— Familiarity and/or desire to work with: Amazon Web Services
— Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns and algorithms
— Effortless English communication - both verbal and written
— Personal traits and attitude towards remote work: attention to details, self discipline, ability to prioritize and a results oriented mindset (though we like our processes and improve them whenever possible)

**What we offer**
— Be responsible and feel your impact on the product used by hundreds thousands and soon enough millions of people
— Collaboration and knowledge sharing with first-class team from across the globe 
— Flexible working hours and ability to work from anywhere
— Benefit from our Threewin learn sessions, ecosystem events and regular team parties 
— Enjoyment of an established startup environment and opportunities of accelerated growth it provides

We aspire to unlock the true potential of technology in unlocking opportunities for millions of people across the globe and if you feel you’re well suited for this growth roller coaster we would love for you to join us on this ride.

**Recruitment Procedure **
— Short virtual chat: A discovery call with a recruiter to learn more about the position and check communication level.
— Technical assessment: Medium size (~4 hours) coding task to be done as home assignment.
— Technical interview: Every candidate will be assessed using clear rubrics, and we use those rubrics for all being considered for that role, so that everyone is evaluated from the same perspective, allowing their distinctiveness to emerge.
— Managerial interview: We want to understand what your values are, how your mind works, how you interact with a team, and what your strengths are.
— Decision and offer: After your interviews are done, we’ll bring everything together from your application and interviews and review it.