Java Software Engineer

Purpose of Position
Awin's Product Development department is responsible for all stages of the product lifecycle - from ideation to market release, ongoing operation and continuous improvement.

Working within one of our agile Engineering teams, this role reports to an Engineering Manager. You will be working closely with your team members to write and test code, implement new features and maintain our award-winning affiliate marketing platform.

As a Software Engineer, writing SOLID, secure & well-tested code is just the beginning of your skill set. You have extensive commercial experience in your technical stack. You are flexible working with different technologies as needed. You enjoy learning new approaches and methodologies to improve your skills.

You are a passionate and innovative technologist with a proactive, quality first approach to development and keen to gain exposure to the latest development practices and toolsets within an interactive and fun development environment. We value fresh perspectives, continuous personal growth, diversity and a healthy work-life balance. For example: we have a 4-day-week at full salary.

The Core Team is a platform team in the Developer Platform domain. Its mission is to provide central services around our core entities and systems that make it easier for Product Teams to build functionality on top of. The team provides these "as a service" through clear APIs, documentation and support - focusing on creating a smooth developer experience for other teams. The team will also focus on topics like standardisation, re-use and reducing duplicated effort across the department. We work with an exciting mixture of technologies including Java, AWS, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Jenkins, Microservices (Docker, REST) and Angular.

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Work inside a small team with a well described and groomed product backlog and be comfortable with agile methodologies and practices
• Improve existing applications, design and build solutions from scratch
• Develop code and contribute to reviews, retrospectives, planning and development sessions
• Work with Product Managers to convert user stories to features and tasks
• Grapple with business logic and help solve business needs
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely fashion
• Communicate effectively in both verbal (day-to-day discussions, team meetings) and written forms (documentation, emails, communication tools) with local and remote team members

To be successful you will need to meet the below requirements:

• 3+ years of commercial Software Engineering experience
• Experience using Java, Maven/Gradle, RESTful APIs, Unit testing and SQL
• Knowledge of streaming and queuing solutions (e.g. Kafka)
• Understanding basic Data Structures and Algorithms
• Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID, design principles and OOP
• Experience working within a cross-functional engineering team

Although not required, we would be excited if you had experience with some of the below:

• Non-relational databases (e.g. MongoDB) and/or Elasticsearch
• Building systems cloud-first (Docker, AWS - Lambda, DynamoDB, and related serverless technologies)
• Maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding the concepts of DDD and hexagonal architecture
• Working on high-volume transactional systems

Our Offer

• Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves.
• Remote Working Allowance: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately.
• Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our Flexi-Office and hybrid/remote work possibilities to work across Awin regions
• Meal Vouchers: You will be supported with a certain net sum to spend it on a variety of lunches.
• Health & Wellbeing: The insurance covers several types of health, vision and / or dental treatments for you and for up to one additional family member.
• Remote Working Furniture Package: After 3 months of employment, you will be eligible for a furniture package, which should enable you to set up a proper workplace at your remote working location
• Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program.

Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.

Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual 'Life @ Awin' hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.

Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world's leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.