Full Stack Engineer, Welcome to the Jungle (formerly Otta)
£57-71k
2+ days a week in office (Old Street, London)
Matching candidates to relevant jobs at exciting companies. Formerly Otta.
Posted today
Matching candidates to relevant jobs at exciting companies. Formerly Otta.
201-500 employees
Posted today
£57-71k
2+ days a week in office (Old Street, London)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help candidates and companies find their people.
Role
Who you are
- You have 2+ years of professional software development experience in full-stack development
- While our stack is Elixir/React, we're open to strong engineers from different technical backgrounds
- You should be comfortable with: Server-side technologies (Elixir, Node.js, Ruby, Python, Java, or similar), and Front-end technologies (React, Vue, Angular, or similar JavaScript frameworks)
- Database systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.) and RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL
- Microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Message queues and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.)
- Version control systems (Git)
- Testing frameworks and methodologies (unit, integration, end-to-end)
- CI/CD practices and deployment automation
- Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Software craftmanship practices
What the job involves
- Technical Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end services and APIs as well as front-end applications
- Build and optimise database schemas and data models
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following team standards and best practices and participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Debug production issues and implement robust solutions, and optimise application performance, database queries, and system scalability
- Contribute to technical documentation and architecture decisions
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints
- Implement caching strategies and asynchronous processing systems
- Participate in agile ceremonies and technical planning sessions
- Collaboration and Innovation: Actively participate within an autonomous mission team (PM, Designer, Engineering manager, other Engineers) to clarify priorities and user needs.
- Contribute to technical discussions and architecture decisions, and collaborate with team members to define API contracts and data structures
- Handle support requests and bug fixes within agreed SLAs
- Quality & Best Practices: Write unit tests and integration tests following TDD principles
- Collaborate with QA team to ensure comprehensive test coverage, and participate in pair programming sessions with team members
- Monitor application performance, scalability, and implement improvements, as well as logging, monitoring, and alerting systems
- Follow security best practices and address vulnerabilities proactively. Ensure data integrity and implement backup strategies
- Contribute to continuous integration and deployment processes
Application process
- Screening call with our Staff & Operations Manager, Ben, to learn more about you and the role
- A technical test to assess skills with our tech stack
- 2 values interviews with Aideen (Engineering Manager) and Jami (Snr PM) (2x 45mins)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Looking for a job is a frustrating experience. It’s incredibly hard to find a good match. Job adverts lack useful information like salary and diversity data. Companies sometimes never respond. Welcome to the Jungle aims to make finding a job in tech less soul crushing.
In January 2024, Otta merged with Welcome to the Jungle. Our ambition is to become a global leader in the world of work, and help candidates and companies find each other through our job matching, recruiter solutions including employer brand, and media.
Welcome to the Jungle believes in a future of work based on the power of matching and is obsessed with helping people find exciting and meaningful work.
Caroline Fischer
UK Country Manager
Meet the team
7 people
Irene Gonzalez, Engineering Manager
Our mission
Enable our product strategy and ensure that our platform scales as we reach more candidates and recruiters globally.Insights
Company
Employee endorsements
Meaningful work
"Everyone is driven towards the same mission and feels a sense of purpose and alignment towards our goals. It's really fulfilling to work together to..."
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2023
$54m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$22.3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $86.9m
Company benefits
- 24 days of annual leave + bank holidays
- In addition, we have a winter break where the office closes from 25 December to 1 January, so everyone can recharge
- 4 day weeks after your first month, with Fridays off
- Universal parental leave - 13 weeks' full pay, 13 weeks' half pay, 13 weeks' statutory pay (if you have been with us for at least 6 months), 13 weeks' unpaid (optional)
- Health insurance with Vitality, including dental and optician cover
- Breakfast, snacks and drinks at the office every day
- Lunch at the office every second Wednesday
- Cycle-to-work scheme with GCI (no £1,000 limit)
Company values
- You're Welcome - Individually we are our true selves. As a team we are united by purpose. It means we prioritise team success over personal achievements while staying authentic. We create a welcoming, inclusive environment where we're ready to help others and demonstrate humility, building a culture of mutual trust and support.
- Place Your Bets - We believe in taking chances. We’ll always choose a bold decision with great potential rewards over playing it safe. This value is about decision making and the fight against inertia.
- What would it take to learn faster? - Speed of iteration typically beats quality of iteration. We move fast when it helps us learn faster - we feel safe taking risks, finding smart shortcuts, or shipping experiments
- What could exceptional look like? Our standards are high, and there are moments where it's worth pushing them further. We're comfortable asking hard questions to explore how to make something exceptional
Company HQ
Old St, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jeremy Cledat
(CEO)Previously worked in venture capital firms, then created Welcome to the Jungle in 2015.
Caroline Fischer
(UK Country Manager)Grew her career in commercial, operational and leadership roles in big and small tech companies in London.
People progressing
Lauren joined in 2022 as a CSM. She demonstrated skill and passion, and set the standard for excellence. Over time she coached her peers. Today, she is Head of CS leading the team and strategy.
Josie joined as an Ops Analyst and was promoted for her diligent work. She wanted to broaden her scope and joined our Marketing team. She did so well, she has since been promoted to Marketing Manager!
People breakdown
11%
16%
9%
64%
Asian
Black or African American
Multiracial / Multiethnic
White
Last updated on 08 October 2024
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Welcome to the Jungle (formerly Otta)
Claudia Gallon (People Partner)
- Though we’re quite early in our journey, our employees are starting to roll out initiatives that help us to better understand and empathise with each other and the world around us. We collect meaningful data in our onboarding survey, conduct privilege awareness workshops as part of employee onboarding, and anonymise tasks during interview processes to eliminate bias. Diverse employees make for an inclusive product.
- We’re committed to a feedback-driven and transparent culture, as we work to make a workplace where everyone feels welcome and all voices are heard. An environment where conversations between socially different people are seen as opportunities to learn, anticipate alternative viewpoints, and generally grow our business.
- We’re continually iterating our product to do better. We collect meaningful diversity data from companies to inform candidates about gender split and we create transparency through sharing salary ranges. We’re thankful for the opportunity to listen to and learn from our candidates.
- Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are integral to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Our Women’s Group, LGBTQIA+ Group, Disability Group, and Black Employee Network provide vital support and advocacy, creating spaces for connection, growth, and empowerment. Through these ERGs, we celebrate diversity and ensure every employee can bring their whole self to work.
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