Junior Software Developer - Developer Tools

Advertising, subscriptions and transaction fees each bring in a significant share of revenue. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. We started in 1996 and have grown to about 109,600 people.

Position summary:

Canalcross is looking for a Junior Software Developer - Developer Tools to join a small, steady team. Nobody expects you to know every framework. We want someone who writes clear code, tests it and asks good questions. Remote within Spain. The team meets in Madrid once a quarter, travel covered. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Day to day:

• Improve the reliability of existing code instead of just adding features on top of it.
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates.
• Review pull requests from teammates and give clear, specific feedback.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review.
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed.
• Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk.
• Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green.

What you need:

• 0-2 years of professional software development experience.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong skills in at least one of Python, Java, Go, C# or TypeScript.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers.
• Some exposure to AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line.

Nice to have:

• Contributions to open source projects.
• Background in payments, fintech or another regulated domain.
• Kubernetes and Docker in production.

Salary: €37,000 - €46,000/year

Perks and benefits:

• Private health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Stock options.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Canalcross.