Full-Stack Engineer (f/m/d) at Awin

Purpose of Position As a Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional service-oriented team, working on extending and maintaining our Affiliate Marketing platform. Your responsibilities include writing clean, secure, and well-tested code, following best-practice guidelines, and collaborating with the team to operate and enhance assigned parts of the platform. You will have a significant impact in terms of efficiency, problem-solving, and support knowledge sharing. Additionally, you will work closely with the product owner and team members to translate user needs into technical solutions. Throughout the lifecycle of a service or product, from requirements to deployment, support, and maintenance, contribute throughout the lifecycle, considering deadlines, balancing effort and outcome, and proactively addressing risks. Your contribution will be vital in overcoming challenges and ensuring that our service continues to meet the needs of our business and customers. The Team You will be joining our Rewards tribe, a cross functional team at the core of the business. We enable advertisers to define how they reward publishers and manage transactions using an event‑driven architecture. We use an exciting array of technologies, including Java/Spring, AWS Lambda, Kafka, NodeJS, SQL/NoSQL databases, Angular, and more. Key tasks and responsibilities • Work inside a small team and be comfortable with agile methodologies and practices • Proactively advocate for technical improvements and help defining the priorities • Design and build solutions from scratch • Improve existing applications • Develop code and contribute to reviews, retrospectives, planning and development sessions • Follow best-practice guidelines and processes and help to improve those • 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 Whilst the above is a guide to general expectation of the role, we expect this position to evolve allowing you greater scope to gain both knowledge and experience within the online and affiliate marketplace. Skills & Expertise Required • At least 3 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles • A positive and collaborative work ethic • Eagerness to learn and work with more than one programming language • Proven track record with OOP • Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles • Experience and an enthusiasm for using and finding new ways to use AI tools to augment software development practices. • Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines • Familiarity with version control systems, preferably Git • Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS) • Understanding of relational database concepts, database design principles, and proficiency in SQL • Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches • Exposure to agile processes, particularly Scrum • Knowledge of TDD or BDD practices • Experience with non-relational databases like DynamoDB, MongoDB • Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture Nice to have • Experience with monitoring and maintaining production applications • Experience in working with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and modern frontend frameworks (ideally Angular) • Experience working with event‑driven architectures at scale 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. Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.