Backend Software Engineer

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Blink - The Employee App Full time
Backend Engineer at Blink

Blink is an innovative employee app for frontline workers, boasting industry-leading engagement and a DAU of 99%. As a key member of our world-class engineering team, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of how we support frontline workers.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement scalable solutions to solve real-world user problems by building new functionality on top of Blink's existing backend stack, which includes Scala, Akka, AWS, Aurora MySQL, GitOps, Kafka, and more.
  • Write clean, maintainable code, ensuring it is easy to read and modify while supporting rapid iteration and continuous delivery.
  • Collaborate and share knowledge with other engineers, teaching best practices and contributing to the future direction of our backend stack.
  • Debug and optimize application performance to ensure a seamless experience for users.
  • Support cross-functional teams by providing backend support for requests such as statistics or data analysis.
Requirements:
  • 3+ years of experience working with any JVM language (we use Scala).
  • A passion for working with globally distributed, scalable systems.
  • Experience or a solid understanding of SQL and relational database concepts.
  • A strong understanding of transport protocols, including RESTful concepts, gRPC, and WebSockets.
  • A self-starter attitude, eager to learn and thrive in a high-functioning team.
  • A solution-focused mindset, committed to helping customers and teams find answers to their challenges.
  • Excellent collaborative skills, able to build strong cross-functional relationships.
  • A process improvement mindset, with a keen ability to identify and implement improvements in a rapidly scaling environment.
What We Offer:

You'll have the opportunity to be part of something impactful, large-scale, and meaningful. Benefits include:

  • Competitive salary and equity allocations with significant upside potential.
  • Private health insurance.
  • A quirky, spacious, natural light-filled office in London.
  • Learning & development focus, plus mentorship options.
  • The ability to grow, learn, and solve a variety of challenges, working in a supportive environment with smart people.

At Blink, we're committed to creating an inclusive and diverse culture where our people feel they truly belong. We value and respect individual differences, so all applications will receive fair and equal consideration without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or age.

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