Backend engineer

Salary Competitive

We are looking for a backend engineer with experience in building and managing distributed systems. The years of experience or any specific programming language are less important than your approach to development. We care about code quality and performance, tests and proper documentation and focus on building better products for our users and not reinventing the technology wheel.

About the role

Some of the challenges you will be working on are:

Transition the current system to service-oriented architecture
Manage and optimize the underlying infrastructure
Ensure the reliability of our deployment pipeline
Develop and improve features for our users

To make things more concrete and nerdy, here are some of the technologies we use and expect you to be familiar with:

AWS
Python (including Django)
Postgres
ElasticSearch
Redis
Go

We are not afraid to challenge the choice of technology, in order to pick the right tools for the job and be productive.

Requirements

The successful candidate for this position has:

A structured approach to problem-solving
Experience with building and connecting services
A keen eye for good design
Knowledge of design patterns
Passion for shipping new products
Self-motivation

Benefits

Free lunch catered by our own chef
Free coffee and tea
Modern office overlooking the Christiansborg Palace
Flexible work hours and vacation
Maternity/paternity leave

About Iconfinder

Founded in 2012, Iconfinder is the largest marketplace for distributing digital icons. It’s a specific industry in which our brand is well established. We are a small international team of dedicated people and everyone’s work has a big impact on our community.

Our office is located in the heart of Copenhagen, with part of the team distributed around Europe. We gather regularly to spend time together, host an event or go to a conference.

Perks and benefits

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Working at
Iconfinder

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Iconfinder is an icon search engine and marketplace where customers can find a vast array of content for apps, websites, presentations, and other designs. We have more than a million monthly users and a library of more than 3.5 million icons. Together with a passionate community of icon designers, we are building the world's most popular icon site. We are a small international team based in the lovely city of Copenhagen, with some of us working remotely. Our mission is to help designers make a living doing what they love. At the same time, we hope to put more good design out into the world. The workspaceOur office is overlooking the Christiansborg palace as part of the Matrikel1 coworking community. Matrikel1 is a modernly-designed space for the tech and entrepreneurial scene of Copenhagen. It is easy to get to know other interesting people while you’re grabbing a coffee or during lunch. Lunch is prepared daily for all members of the community by a team of chefs, and we eat together with the other companies. Matrikel1 hosts a range of events where all members are welcome. On Fridays, we get together for drinks on the terrace, if the weather allows. The team and working styleBeing a small, young team helps us stay flexible and agile, while also keeping a friendly and relaxed atmosphere at work. We often go out together for nice food and drinks. We have daily stand-ups every morning, where we share what each one of us is working on. Everyone joins the discussions about the product and everyone has a voice. We work in short, 3-week sprints, where we focus on well-defined projects. In between sprints, we have a buffer week dedicated to small improvements, to fixing issues, and to learning something new. We are continually re-evaluating the tools we use, to make sure that they are the right ones for us.