Junior Java Engineer (f/m/d)

Purpose of Position

As a Junior Software Engineer, you'll be part of a cross-functional, customer-focused team working on extending and maintaining our Affiliate Marketing platform. In this role, you'll advocate for writing clean, secure, and well-tested code, following best practices and helping to improve them to make the code more open and reusable. You'll work alongside your team to extend, maintain, and operate specific parts of the platform.

You'll develop a solid understanding of the user needs within your service, collaborating with the product manager and other team members to translate those needs into technical solutions. Your involvement will span the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from requirements gathering to development, deployment, support, and maintenance. You'll work toward pragmatic solutions, and proactively highlight potential risks.

As you grow within the team, you'll contribute to solving challenges that arise as the business evolves, ensuring the service continues to meet the needs of the business and its customers. Additionally, you'll have opportunities to participate in knowledge-sharing activities and learn from more experienced colleagues through mentoring. 

The Team

You will be joining our Publisher Tribe in the Growth Domain, a dynamic team dedicated to empowering publishers on the Awin platform. As part of this team, you will help build user-friendly experiences and essential tools for publishers to cultivate new partnerships and expand their presence. You will collaborate with other team members, learning how to develop scalable and efficient solutions using modern technologies.

Skills & Expertise

Required:

• 1-3 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles.
• Basic understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and software development best practices.
• Experience working with Java (v17+) and Spring Boot.
• Understanding of relational database design principles, proficiency in SQL, and knowledge of non-relational databases like DynamoDB.
• Exposure to Docker and an interest in cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. / We in our team employ AWS with the Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Passion for writing clean, maintainable code with a desire to continuously improve and learn.
• Awareness of RESTful APIs and Microservices architecture.
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.

Nice to have:

• Exposure to front-end development (preferably Angular or similar frameworks).
• Familiarity with PHP and web application development.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Interest in streaming and messaging solutions (Kafka, Kinesis, or SQS).
• Awareness of TDD, pair programming, and code review best practices.
• Experience in monitoring applications and understanding basic security best practices.

Our Offer

• Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritize 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.

Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.

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