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Job Description
At Catawiki every day brings the extraordinary! Whether its a or we encounter exceptional objects every day.
Were a oneofakind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75000 unique items in auction carefully curated by our passionate inhouse experts.
Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date were on a mission to become the worlds most popular destination for special objects. As a growing diverse and sustainable scaleup we proudly live by our core values:
- Taking ownership and driving impact
- Being open to change and feedback
- Being passionate about our mission and our customers.
If these values resonate with you wed love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!
How we work
As the biggest marketplace for special items Catawiki operates in a domain which brings plenty of unusual challenges and opportunities.
You will be developing testing and scaling our microservices mostly written in Ruby to handle the high volume of requests served by the platform every single day. We do this by using Infrastructure as Code principles collaborative peerreviews Continuous Delivery A/B testing every assumption and using the observability and monitoring tools already in place.
We make mistakes and learn valuable lessons from them. Our focus is to be able to recover and iterate quickly.
What you will do
Here at Catawiki you will make an impact by improving and delivering product innovations for the Catawiki platform. Along with other members of the Development team you will build scalable microservices while measuring and monitoring system performance. In addition you will use experimentation backed by data analysis to add product features and deliver the best user experience on the platform.
Who are you
We look for engineers who are motivated to learn new things ship new features and pursue new and interesting challenges. Our stack is mainly focused around Ruby and some Golang however if youre passionate about learning new things then prior experience with Ruby or Go is not essential. Next to this:
- You have experience in designing implementing and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability low latency and consistency.
- You have proven experience of collaborating closely with other engineers to become a valued member of an autonomous crossfunctional team.
- You understand the value that you can add to the business the product and the impact of your work on customers.
Where youll be
This role is based in Amsterdam but we can offer remote work from the following countries: France Germany Belgium Italy Spain and The U.K. We also offer an excellent relocation package for people living outside of the Netherlands.
What we can offer you
This is your chance to become part of a fast but sustainable growing tech company! Youll be part of an enthusiastic highly motivated team of 650 international Catawikians; youll have big responsibilities and can really create something. Additionally you can expect:
- An attractive Stock Option package
- A diverse and international team with over 50 different nationalities.
- Catawiki provides you with a membership to the learning platform.
- As part of Catawikis goal to create a healthy and happy culture weve partnered with a global leader in mindfulness and meditation! We provide our employees with a free oneyear subscription for Headspace.
- Work from home office setup to make sure you have all you need in an ergonomicallyfriendly manner.
- A bike scheme for employees that helps realise a tax advantage which makes a bike up to 35% cheaper than buying!
- Our entrepreneurial environment encourages everyone to take initiative and experiment with new ideas. Youll actively contribute to the growth of the Catawiki platform.
- For people living outside of NL we offer a great relocation package for you and your family
- The fun part! Our Activity Committee plans everything from CataFooty to International Food Festivals Friday Drinks Board Game Nights Pub Quizzes and Boot Camps!
- And theres more! Paid holidays Holiday Allowance a discount on health insurance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by Catawiki.
Why Youll Love Working with Us
- Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80 categories. In our flat structure every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
- Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
- A Culture of Connection defines us. Were a passionate diverse and collaborative team of 800 Catawikains and 60 nationalities all coming together to build a oneofakind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queerfriendly work environment committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
- Celebrate Lifes Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us youll receive a 100 Catavoucher and on each birthday youll get a 50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to Pursue Your Passion. We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3 5 8 10 years) with additional time off plus extra leave for lifes big moments like marriage engagements or moving house.
Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding whats available in your country please consult your recruiter.
Our Offices and Way of Working
Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days roughly 40% of your working time to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course if the job description specifies that the role is 100% remotesuch as for certain expert or sales positionsthen that arrangement will apply.
Interested
Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .
If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Employment Type
Full Time
