Software Architect Backend

<p>Caplena is an award-winning Swiss tech start-up. It is <em>*the*</em> <strong>AI tool</strong> to analyze open-ended feedback, wherever it may come from - helping customers to get from texts to real insights, with ease and in no time. Caplena&#39;s vision is to become the single place of truth for feedback, where customer-centric companies go to understand the needs, wishes and pain points of their customers.</p> <p>Having closed our first funding round, we&#39;re looking for <strong>curious minds who are eager to write world-class software</strong>. You will become an integral part of our hands-on &amp; fun team (16 people) and have a big impact on the future development of our software. We are <strong>fast-growing</strong> 🚀 with close to 130+ active customers in more than 15+ countries across a multitude of industries including some big names like <strong>eBay</strong> and <strong>DHL</strong>.</p> <h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2> <p>As part of the backend team, you will work in close collaboration with the founders and our small but talented (entirely in-house) engineering team to:</p> <ul> <li>Develop new features (e.g. integrations with other apps, new internal &amp; public API endpoints);</li> <li>Improve performance of endpoints (we&#39;re dealing with 1M row queries 🏋🏾)</li> <li>Define the roadmap &amp; future architecture of our SaaS;</li> <li>Fix bugs 🪲 and write tests so that they never happen again.</li> </ul> <h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2> <ul> <li>3-5 years of professional experience in building and designing backend systems (Python, preferably Django) and solid knowledge of SQL Databases;</li> <li>Experience in building microservice architectures;</li> <li>Bachelor&#39;s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related field or equivalent practical experience;</li> <li>You feel live and breathe web APIs;</li> <li>You have experience with Kubernetes;</li> <li>You have a good knowledge of Django;</li> <li>Performance issues are challenges you indulge in, not something you dread;</li> <li>GTD &gt; Meetings;</li> <li>Passion for writing beautiful &amp; useful software;</li> <li>Track record of getting features shipped for customer-facing applications;</li> <li>Solid written communication in English; German not required but a plus;</li> <li>Upbeat team player.</li> </ul> <h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>Exciting, growing product 🔥;</li> <li>Quick &amp; inclusive decision making;</li> <li>Modern &amp; scalable tech-stack (GCE; Kubernetes; Django; Pydantic; Postgres; Redis; Vue; Vuex; eCharts; PostgresSQL);</li> <li>Solid tooling (CI/CD; issue monitoring; session replay etc.);</li> <li>Entire technical know-how in-house (AI engine, API, Frontend, DevOps);</li> <li>Driven &amp; down-to-earth team;</li> <li>Office near Opernhaus, Zurich (close to the lake, and we have great coffee!)</li> <li>A lot of team events;</li> <li>MacBook Pro;</li> <li>Full-time; flexible working hours; remote;</li> <li>25 days PTO/year;</li> <li>Competitive compensation &amp; equity.</li> </ul> <p>To apply, you need to <strong>solve a small technical riddle</strong> 🔑🧙‍♂️ (no worries, should take less than 10mins) through this url: https apply (dot) caplena (dot) com (slash) api-guru</p> <p>In your application, include the <em>super-secret-key-for-job-application</em> that you obtain from the riddle. Please also provide a link or description of previous projects that you have worked on.</p> <p>If you&#39;re looking for a place to apply and refine your programming skills on a cutting-edge product, then join us 👋.</p> <p>Start date: Immediately or according to availability.</p>