Senior Software Engineer, Flywheel Digital
Backend (Java)
3 days a week in office
Simplified digital commerce solutions
Open for applications
Simplified digital commerce solutions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To redefine a future where all businesses can seamlessly navigate the rapid change of digital commerce and drive growth.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ Years of software engineering experience in web-based technologies at a product company
- Proficient in backend development, with strong experience in a backend language, preferably Java
- Experienced in frontend development using JavaScript and modern frameworks, ideally React
- Skilled in designing, deploying, and managing distributed systems, with experience in cloud platforms such as GCP and/or AWS
- Full-stack development experience across different technologies and frameworks, preferably with Spring Boot
- Ability to create clear technical designs and provide well-reasoned explanations for your ideas
- Write clean, secure, and scalable code that adheres to best practices and industry standards
- Passionate about product and feature development, with a strong drive to improve user experience
- Highly self-motivated and able to work independently, with excellent time and task management skills
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and data structures
- Emphasis on UI/UX design with a strong focus on customer experience and usability
- Solid understanding of security fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with proficiency in English
- Experience with both NoSQL and relational databases
- Proficient in test-driven development (TDD) and agile engineering practices, including continuous integration
- Comfortable working in an Agile environment and collaborating as part of a distributed team
- Practical experience with distributed version control systems, particularly Git, in a team setting
What the job involves
- In this role, you will support our Perpetua product, which focuses on the seller and SMB market segment within the Flywheel portfolio
- Perpetua provides growth optimization and reporting technology for the world’s smartest eCommerce businesses
- Through the platform, brands and sellers create goals based on strategy and rely on Perpetua’s best-in-class, always-on optimization to execute tactically
- As a Senior Software Engineer - Backend with Perpetua you will be contributing to web applications written in Django Python and ReactJS / Typescript to bring a great Perpetua experience to our users
- You will build end-to-end features in our core platform across marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, and Instacart
- You will help us build deeper workflows into retail media platforms from across the globe
- You will contribute to system design and architecture across our back-end microservices primarily deployed on GCP. From how we ingest and process terabytes of data every day to how data flows through our systems to power our platform
- You will work closely with a team of 4-5 engineers, a product manager, and a designer to deliver a smooth experience to our customers
- You will support the wider engineering organization by identifying areas of improvement, proposing RFCs, seeking feedback early and often, iterating over your ideas, and co-creating something better than you could have done by yourself
Application process
- Every role starts the same, an introductory call with someone from our Talent Acquisition team
- We will be looking for company and values-fit as well as your professional experience; there may be some technical role-specific questions during this call
- Every role is different after the initial call, but you can expect to meet several people from the team 1:1 and there might be further skill assessments in the form of a Take Home Assignment/Case Study Presentation or Pair Programming/Live Coding exercise depending on the role
- In your initial call, we will walk you through exactly what to expect the process to be
Our take
Flywheel is a digital commerce solution company that provides tools for retail commerce ops, media execution and market intelligence. Its real-time insights and decision making is aimed at boosting eCommerce sales, helping companies grow faster, smarter and more efficiently.
Founded in 2014, Flywheel amalgamated a number of digital commerce tools into a proprietary cloud platform that manages tens of billions in product sales and billions in advertising spend every year. It serves over 4500 brands internationally, a sure sign that it has solidified a presence in the space.
In 2023, New York-based Omnicom Group acquired Flywheel for $835 million. The company will continue to operate under its own name, but now as a "Practice Area" within Omnicom. Flywheel’s products will be connected to Omnicom’s audience and behavioural data, elevating both companies' analytics and insights power.
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Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Country-specific savings and benefits plans
Company HQ
Locust Point, Baltimore, MD
Leadership
Patrick G Miller
(Co-Founder)Previously Co-President at Ascential, Vice President at Compass Marketing, Director of Community at Chesapeake Bay Foundation and an Operations Director at Petrie Ross Ventures.
Chip DiPaula
(Co-Founder)Previously Executive Vice President at Compass Marketing, COO at Petrie Ross Ventures and Chief of Staff for Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr of Maryland.
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