Ukio

Junior Backend Engineer – Remote within Spain/Portugal

Ukio

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Spain

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

AWSElixirPythonRubySQL

About the role

  • Build and Innovate: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy features that elevate the Ukio platform.
  • Drive Automation and Integration: Develop technology that harnesses AI to achieve a high degree of automation and integration, optimizing Ukio’s operations efficiency and enhancing the customer experience.
  • Ensure Quality: Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews to uphold high standards and best practices.
  • Solve Problems: Analyze project performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize systems for scalability and reliability, supported by AI-driven insights.
  • Collaborate and Communicate: Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to identify opportunities and propose impactful solutions.
  • Understand Our Users: Develop empathy for our users’ needs to deliver intuitive solutions that make city living effortless.
  • Learn and Grow: Stay curious, experiment with new technologies, and contribute ideas to keep our platform innovative.

Requirements

  • Experience: 2-3 years as a backend engineer, with hands-on experience in a dynamically typed language (we use Elixir and Phoenix, but similar languages like Python or Ruby are welcome).
  • Technical Skills: Proficient with SQL and comfortable in AWS environments. Familiarity with AI or automation tools for boosting productivity is a plus.
  • Problem-Solver: You have a keen eye for detail, love tackling challenges, and can propose well-reasoned technical solutions.
  • Collaborator: You communicate ideas clearly to technical and non-technical team members, fostering alignment and teamwork.
  • Adaptable: You thrive in a fast-paced environment, embrace short feedback loops, and are comfortable with ambiguity and change.
  • Ownership: You’ve led or contributed significantly to engineering initiatives and take pride in delivering high-quality work.
  • Language: Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Curious Learner: You’re eager to explore new tools, see AI as an enabler for productivity and innovation, and are driven to stay ahead of the curve.
Benefits
  • Flexible schedule
  • Fully Remote (work from home)
  • Investment in your learning and development
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Employee Stock Options Plan
  • UKIO Anniversary gift
  • A challenging job at one of the fastest growing companies in Europe
  • Competitive annual gross salary, to be determined in line with your knowledge and experience
  • International working environment with many different nationalities
  • Work with talented, committed and supportive teammates
  • Team events and an amazing internal culture**
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
ElixirPhoenixPythonRubySQLAWSAIautomation
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityownershipcuriosity