Junior Backend Engineer, Catawiki
Online auctioning for special objects
Job no longer available
Online auctioning for special objects
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make special objects more accessible.
Role
Who you are
- You are a Junior Engineer with at most 18 months of experience in your first job (less experience is okay too), having completed your Master of Science degree, and you are eager to expand your knowledge and your impact and to take the next step in your career
- As a Junior Engineer, you have a lot of growth and opportunities in front of you. At Catawiki, we will give you a lot of room to explore your interests and strengths, and we will provide you with the support that you need to grow rapidly and become a true back-end professional
- Being a Logistics back-end engineer, you will be thoroughly guided by senior back-end engineers of our team in all aspects of your craft. They will support you and help you grow on a daily basis. Your energetic and systematic approach to learning from your colleagues will help you find your way in your new role!
- You are a passionate engineer with a strong eye for detail
- You strive to be a great team player and don’t shy away from new challenges
- You are someone who takes initiative and is ready to jump in and help if needed
- You keep the company's values close to your heart
- You enjoy working in a diverse and dynamic environment
- You are passionate about what you do and eager to follow industry trends
- You possess a "growth mindset" in which you take the initiative to further your personal skill set as a software developer, whether by learning new skills and/or technologies or by seeking new opportunities
- You expect Catawiki to support and help you with the growth of your career
What the job involves
- Here at Catawiki, you will make an impact by improving and delivering product innovations for the Catawiki platform. Along with other Engineering team members, you will build scalable, maintainable and resilient microservices and features
- In addition, you will use A/B experiments, agreed upon with your Product Manager and User Experience Designer, and backed by data analysis, to add product features and deliver the best user experience on the platform
Our take
In the past, it was only possible to purchase special items such as rare coins, antiques, and vintage cars at auctions held at physical locations. These days, many people prefer online auctions, but whilst they provide a wider range of objects for sale, this comes at the cost of proper pricing and quality control. Catawiki provides an expert-regulated online auctioning marketplace where users can browse and bid for special objects easily via the web or mobile app.
The objects listed on Catawiki are curated, valued, and verified by in-house experts, with over 100,000 objects passing through the marketplace every week. In this approach, the company has combined the community knowledge found at traditional auctions with the benefits of digital auctioning platforms, occupying a space that has long remained empty, and avoiding competition from bidding marketplace giants such as eBay.
Catawiki has received good funding in the past, which contributed to it becoming the success it is today. A recent venture has seen the company expand to serve artisanal artists with its handmade products auction series.
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Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2020
$172.9m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2015
$86.5m
SERIES C
Total funding: $270.9m
Company HQ
Westelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Ravi V.
(CEO)Ravi joined Catawiki in 2017 as Chief Demand Officer, becoming CEO in 2018. Prior to this, he was Chief Marketing & Business Officer at HOOQ. He also spent 4 years at Flipkart as VP of Marketing and CEO.
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