Senior Backend Developer

Job Description

Were looking for someone based within the UTC 0 to UTC+2 time zones.

Our mission

At Mimo, we believe that coding can open doors to careers and opportunities like few other skills. We aim to provide the most accessible and enjoyable way to learn to code while providing our learners the tools to become creators on our platform.

About the team

We're looking for a Senior backend developer to join our cross-functional app team. Youll build the backend to help us create a world where creating software is as easy and accessible as describing what you want and sharing your work is as simple as clicking a button.

What youll be doing

• Youll use TypeScript to design, build, and ship a completely new user-facing product in collaboration with product managers, designers, and developers.
• Youll develop scalable backend infrastructure with Bun, Node.js, and K8s.
• Youll build and operate APIs and infrastructure, taking operational ownership of the services.

Youll thrive in this role if

• Youre a seasoned developer. You have four (or more) years of experience as a backend developer shipping features for large-scale and real-time applications using Typescript, building consumer-facing products.
• You're framework-agnostic. Youre open to getting familiar with C# and .NET for parts of our backend stack.
• You have a bias for action. You have a strong sense of urgency; when you see a problem, you solve it. You don't have time to waste on analysis paralysis and prefer to learn from your mistakes as you go.
• Youre excited about AI and its potential. Youre deeply curious about AI and AI tooling and eager to explore how they can unlock new possibilities and make a real impact.
• Youve built and maintained APIs. You hold yourself and others to a high bar when working with production systems, bringing a sound understanding of API design and best practices.
• You care about code quality. You follow engineering best practices, such as code reviews, to ensure and maintain excellent application performance and code quality.
• You take the lead to ensure reliability. Practical experience securing, monitoring, log analysis, and conducting investigations in cloud-based environments (we use GCP).
• You pay excellent attention to detail. When reasoning trade-offs, youll put the user first and care deeply about the details.
• You ooze the values of the DevOps mindset. Youre intensely curious and passionate about running software in DevOps environments and eager to explore DevOps and SRE more.
• You know a thing or two about architecture, containerization, and orchestration. Youre keen to learn/or use container systems like Docker, Kubernetes, and/or Platform as a Service.
• You bring a strong sense of ownership. You believe in solving a problem entirely rather than simply shipping a solution. You operate autonomously and follow through on your commitments.

How we work

• We ask you to be in the time zone UTC 0 to UTC +2 for this role.
• If youre located outside this time zone range and want to move to the companys official headquarters in Austria, well handle the work permit process and cover travel expenses.
• If you prefer to work outside your home, we offer a physical location in Vienna and co-working stipends in other cities.
• We love working async. You can set your own pace and schedule.

Our global perks and benefits

• We have a remote-first mentality and give everyone a home-office budget.
• 25 days of paid vacation in addition to your local public holidays and paid sick leave.
• We sponsor team retreats throughout Europe and remote-friendly activities, like hack weeks and coffee breaks.
• To further develop yourself, use our 1k growth budget for books, online courses, conferences, or anything else that supports your development.
• To give our menstruating team members the time off to cater to their health when needed during their menstrual cycle, we offer up to 2 days of paid menstrual leave per month.
• Depending on your level, your annual gross salary will be 74k (Senior), or 87k (Principal) gross annually, which will automatically increase by 5% yearly. No questions asked.
• The chance to build a world-class product, positively impact millions of aspiring developers, and be a virtual owner of the company with equity (phantom stock).

Our 4-step hiring process, in a nutshell

• Youll first have a video call with a member of the People team for a quick get-to-know chat.
• Then, youll be given a take-home challenge to work on. Dont worry; we know you have many things on your plate and good things take time. You wont be given a deadline.
• Next is the technical interview to show your skills to the hiring manager.
• Lastly, youll meet your potential future peers for a laid-back conversation.
• If everything goes smoothly, youll receive an offer from us shortly after. Fingers crossed!