We believe that every author should have an equal chance to succeed. Therefore, our mission is to discover hidden talent and turn them into globally successful authors.
Inkitt is our self-publishing platform where anyone can upload and share their stories for free. We analyze our users' reading behavior with a unique algorithm to identify potential bestsellers , which we then license for our Galatea app. When licensed and published on Galatea, we adapt the stories for our Galatea app and enhance the author's vision by adding vibrations and sound to turn their stories into immersive experiences for our users. Currently, our most successful author is Sapir Englard, a twenty-year-old author from Israel who uploaded her story to Inkitt in 2018. Now, her story is selling faster than Harry Potter did in the same period of time!
At present, we are a team of seventy passionate, dedicated, and hard-working entrepreneurs, engineers and artists. Our mission, high-performing culture, and a strong user-obsession convinced Investors of Google, Spotify, and Uber. Inkitt also attracted experienced talents from DeliveryHero, n26, and Glovo. Join us, too, and help us build the Disney of the 21st Century!
Your Role:
- Drive the architecture and technology choices that enable a world-class user experience.
- Continuously explore new technologies that will elevate the user experience of customers in order to be at the forefront of a rapidly changing digital environment.
- Contribute your ideas to the product's roadmap.
- Own the responsibility of scaling the backend.
- Be prepared and able to ship updates every sprint (2 weeks).
- Contribute to the product roadmap with ideas that move the current OKRs forward.
Your Profile:
- 5+ years of experience in a Backend position
- Extensive experience with Ruby & Ruby on Rails
- Knowledge of Postgres, Elastic Search, Redis, Sidekiq
- Additionally, but not required, experience with: Kubernetes, GoLang, NodeJS
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices, as well as best practices for the full software development life cycle
- Also including good coding practices like code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and live operations
What we offer:
- A flat hierarchy in a fast working environment
- Regular team events, free fruit and dinner in the office
- German language classes, Mental Wellness Program, Yoga, Pilates, Fitness & Cardio classes
- Sponsored cross-functional lunches and city-exploring events
- A flexible working policy and pat a pup time - we are a dog-friendly office
- An unlimited budget for books and unlimited credits for our Galatea App
- Weekly All-hands meetings and updates
- A very well-located office in the heart of Berlin Mitte
Does this sound like somewhere where you can make a lasting, positive impact? Then, apply now! We are looking forward to speaking with you!
Deadline for applications: 26.07.2021.