As an Associate Backend Engineer, you'll automate and optimize processes, build features, test and deploy code, and share technical expertise within the team.
FINN is an independent platform for car subscriptions from over 30 brands. Subscribe to a car with just a few clicks and it will be delivered directly to your doorstep in just a few days: FINN offers a carefree service and handles insurance, financing, registration, taxes and maintenance. FINN also funds climate action by supporting certified climate protection projects and thus offsets the carbon footprint of every vehicle of all drive types – from production to every mile driven.
FINN was founded in Munich in 2019. The mission: to have a positive impact on people, organizations and the planet through frictionless mobility.
More Information: www.finn.com/
Your Role
As an Associate Backend Engineer on our Operations team, you will have an impact that influences the experience of our customers as well as efficiency of our Fleet Managers. You ensure that we have a seamless best-in-class customer experience and our processes are running silky-smooth and are highly scalable. This includes building integrations with our partners, internal tools for our Fleet Managers, and customer-facing solutions.
Why FINN?
- Flexibility to work either in our Munich office or remotely ±3 hours of the CET/CEST.
- Full visa and relocation support for you and your family.
- Excellent fixed salary with equity participation of the company.
- Additional yearly development budget of 1,500€ and an enabling environment to enhance your skills.
- An open-minded community to be welcomed from day one and fun team events with amazing colleagues.
- Access to discounted gym memberships and attractive mobility options (e.g. discounts for FINN cars via JobAuto or tax benefits via JobRad).
Your Responsibilities
- Do it, do it, automate it: Simplify, automate and optimize processes that are currently carried out manually using no-code tools as Make or Retool (20%) and solid hard code implementation (80%).
- You build it, you run it: Build features and take ownership for testing, deployment and monitoring of your code. Yes, we believe in Serverless!
- Share your technical expertise: Play a driving technical role in the Backend team. You will be able to share your technical knowledge and engineering best practices, as well as shape technical discussions to deliver the best possible solutions.
Your Profile
- Experience in software engineering with a hands-on mindset.
- Experience with Javascript and Typescript.
- Knowledge in SQL, Docker and building HTTP APIs or with serverless applications is a plus.
- Experience with Git and traditional PR review processes is a plus.
- Previous experience in an agile development team.
- Strong growth mind-set and the motivation to continuously improve self and team performance.
- Fluency in English.
Interested in Joining Our Fast-Growing Startup?
Please upload your CV and transcripts online. Philip and Stephanie are looking forward to your application!
Equal Opportunities for Everyone
FINN is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are open to all groups of people without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Top Skills
Docker
Http Apis
JavaScript
Node.js
Serverless
SQL
Typescript
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