Back-end Engineer

Woolsocks is a financial services application that empowers its members to make the most of their money while leading the way for socially conscious behaviour. Woolsocks is built around multiple themes and offers various financially related services.   
Today there are endless opportunities to save money, but it’s easy to miss out on them. We believe technology can help you spend less and save more. That’s why we created Woolsocks. A smart app that helps you find personalized saving opportunities that suit you best and help put more money in your Woolsocks. 

If you think that “one programming language is not enough”, feel like the best technology is the one that fits the purpose, have a self-starter attitude and tech-driven curiosity, know that a good opinion must be shared, you can proceed with reading.

About the role
We are looking for a 5+ years experienced Software Engineer who will be responsible for designing and developing a highly decoupled micro services systems that can handle complicated business flow and can interact with various 3rd party systems at scale. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build from the ground up with an obsession towards making these experiences memorable for the customers. It's not a remote position, so you should already live in Switzerland or be able to relocate there. Also you should have EU passport.

• Design, implement and test software services (Java/Kotlin or Go)
• Manage availability, latency, scalability and efficiency of Woolsocks Software Services
• Analyze Software performance and system tunning
• Be doing bug fixing and write monitoring and detection tools to prevent recurrence
• Work in “microservice mesh” application development and Agile environment
• Review and influence ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for operating services and systems
• Continuous learning and researching for identifying shortcomings and opportunities for software services improvements
• Have fun with your team

Besides a competitive remuneration package, there’s room for professional development and growth. We offer a flexible and open working environment. There is a strong focus on team building and we have an ambitious and entrepreneurial mindset. 

Because you will work in a small team which is closely aligned to the business, you'll get a lot of responsibility and opportunities and you will play an important role in growing the company. You’ll be able to do many different things from the start and be creative in how you want to do your work.

Within Woolsocks we work with driven, ambitious, talented and nice people and offer as much flexibility, freedom and responsibility as possible. This means that, within limits, you will be able to choose how, when and where you work your hours.