Senior Software Engineer, Hive
Backend
+ Virtual employee stock options
Operations platform for independent commerce
Open for applications
Operations platform for independent commerce
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Virtual employee stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To be the operational brain of your D2C company, so that you can focus on other aspects of your business.
Role
Who you are
- You’ve done this before. Multiple times. Ideally, you've written a lot of Ruby code before, building complex applications and systems that just work. We’re looking to work with experienced people who can pick a problem and solve it — this will probably mean that you've worked as a Software Engineer for 5+ years
- Builder at heart. Creating from scratch excites you. Figuring out how to solve problems is one of your favorite activities. Building, scaling, and rapidly iterating upon the software is what keeps you going
- You care about quality. You champion and deliver rigorously tested, documented, and maintainable code — you know how much time it'll save you down the line
- You care about the business impact. Perfect software is not the only thing — you care about the business impact of your products, and make trade-offs when necessary
Desirable
- You bring along deep knowledge of OOP and Test-Driven-Development
- Experience in building Warehouse Management Software (WMS)
What the job involves
- At Hive, we're building the leading operations platform for independent commerce and we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team
- Your work will impact hundreds of commerce brands and millions of end customers across our merchant-facing product (“Hive App”), our end customer offering (“Customer Portal” and “Delivery Promise”), and our Warehouse Management Software
- What you'll be doing
- Shipping high-quality product: In the end, what matters is what our customers and internal users are using on a day-to-day basis
- Lead the technical design, development, and maintenance of functionality on the backend, ensuring we’re building a high quality product
- Work closely with product managers, leads, and fellow engineers to translate product requirements into technical specifications, developing new functionality and enhancing the existing product(s)
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks, design and implement scalable solutions that can handle increasing user demands and data volumes, ensure sustained performance of our application code for highly performant operations
- Participate in cross-team discussions shaping the technical direction of our technical stack
- Additionally, as a Senior Software Engineer, you'll have the chance to shape the product and the team on a higher level by owning features end-to-end, mentoring, and pairing with younger engineers
Our take
Streamlining commerce operations requires the participation of various departments, which can complicate the purchase-to-delivery cycle and lead to delays. Hive’s platform helps to streamline commerce operations through a network of operations providers.
Hive’s Warehouse Management System works in tandem with its Transport Management System to organise and economise the operations of eCommerce businesses. Importantly, its network of solutions means that users can give their customers an accurate delivery date from the moment of purchase online. This leads to a better experience that can help foster loyalty and support repeat purchases.
This is an attractive proposition, especially as eCommerce begins to take over from the high street and consumer expectations continue to rise. Investors have recognised this potential in Hive, which intends to use its latest funding round to accelerate growth and product development, with the aim to reach profitability by 2025.
Kirsty
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2024
$19.2m
SERIES A
Nov 2021
$30.6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $56.7m
Company benefits
- Virtual employee stock options for all full-time team members
- Operating system and hardware of your choice (plus additional tech equipment that you need, screens, you name it)
- 30 vacation days annually, with the opportunity for a sabbatical after three years with us
- Dedicated monthly wellness and productivity budget
Company values
- Level up our customer - We listen to what our customers need and proactively raise the bar for their success
- Trust in ownership - We trust ourselves and others to take ownership of projects, deliver, and iterate effectively
- Caring meritocracy - We are a sports team not a family. We support each other and make the best ideas win, regardless of background
- Deliver and celebrate results - We set ambitious goals and celebrate them together. We take the time to appreciate each other
- Take responsibility for sustainable actions - We strive to monitor our end-to-end impact and pioneer sustainability in our industry
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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Leadership
Franz Purucker
(Managing Director)Previously worked in Strategy and Consulting at McKinsey & Company. Was also an Investment Banker at JP Morgan and worked in Venture Development at Rocket Internet.
Leonard Von Kleist
(CTO)Previously Risk Advisory Intern at Deloitte, ML Engineer at Araneum Technologies and Hybrid Mobile Developer at LivingTech.
Oscar Ziegler
(CEO)Previously Junior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. Was also Head of Logistics (HK) at foodpanda and was a Google Student Ambassador.
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