30% of the food produced worldwide is wasted. It is estimated that 11 million tons of food ends up in the trash instead of in hungry mouths every year. Res Q Club was created to solve this huge and complex problem – in other words, to bring global food waste to zero. But our mission doesn't stop at just food waste. We envision a society where people are conscious of their consumption and the waste it generates.
Impossible problems require unconventional minds. We are constantly looking for talented people who can challenge the status quo, find creative yet sustainable solutions, and – as empathic team members – do their part in making sure the work is meaningful and fun for everyone involved.
We are currently strengthening the team and hiring a Senior Backend Developer to support our product growth and international expansion. You will work on our partner-facing apps as part of our Product team. You will be directly involved in the technical design and architecture of the software, with many opportunities to take ownership of features or components. There will be space for you to express your creativity, both in technical and product design.
Within 2 months, we expect that you will be contributing code but potentially not at full productivity. Within 6 months, we expect you will be fully onboarded onto the team, capable of independently handling development tasks and suggesting improvements to our processes and technology.

As a Senior Backend Developer at Res Q Club, you will…

• Work closely with the team to implement backend features
• Help guide the decision-making about system and software architecture as well as technology choices
• Identify bottlenecks in our current systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and security
• Collaborate with the larger product team on ways of working and best practices

Here’s what a typical day might look like:

• 09:30 - 10:00 Product daily. Update on status of current tasks, briefly discuss any news affecting the team
• 10:00 - 10:30 Grab a cup of coffee and follow up on something raised during daily
• 10:30 - 12:00 Focus time to work on assigned tasks
• 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 - 14:00 Workshop on technical question or problem with rest of team
• 14:00 - 17:30 Focus time
  

Our stack:

• Javascript/Typescript
• My SQL
• AWS
• Firebase
• Flutter
• Swift
• Kotlin

Services we use:

• Adyen for payment and payout processing
• Linear as our issue tracker
• Github for version control
• Git Hub Actions and Bitrise as our build pipelines
• Pulumi for Ia C

Our ideal candidate

Is…

• An empathic team member
• An excellent communicator
• Eager to work for a better tomorrow in an impactful startup
• Fluent in English (no Finnish needed)
• Willing to work outside of their comfort zone; and support the team beyond just implementing well-defined tasks for the app
• Open-minded with the ability to adopt a new style or solution
• Willing to discuss issues with the team and make compromises to find the best approach
• A creative problem solver with a passion for writing high-quality code
• Committed to our Code of Conduct (this is actually a requirement ️)

Has…

• Senior-level backend development experience (required)
• Experience with software architecture and design (required)
• Typescript skills
• Technical decision-making skills. You will be involved in guiding the design of the API and new backend features, as well as helping with the migration from legacy code.
• Experience or an interest in writing automated tests (unit tests, UI tests, etc...)
• Frontend experience in a modern web framework is considered a plus

NB: In an ideal world, all these qualities combine in one person who happens to want to work with us. In the real world, this is more of a wish list for the genie in the bottle and we strongly encourage people to apply despite not necessarily ticking all the boxes.

Work time, salary and specifications

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary range for this position is 5000 € – 6000 € per month
This is a Helsinki-based, on-site position with flexible remote work opportunities for people living in Finland. Visiting the office at least once a month would be sufficient.
Succeeding in this position requires English proficiency. Finnish is not required.
Read more about our perks, benefits, and why you should choose Res Q Club as your next workplace at the bottom of the page.

Preliminary timeline for the hiring process

This is a target timeline, and we reserve the right to make any changes. We will always notify candidates of any occurring changes and update the below schedule.
The process is anonymous up until the first sit-down, meaning our system will automatically anonymise your application & CV so that we won't know your name, birth date, gender or nationality.

• Application open until September 8th, 23:59
• Quick phone call | weeks 36-37
• Code assignment | weeks 36-38
• Tech interview | within 2 weeks of application
• Team interview | within 3 weeks of application
• Decision time
• Say "Hi!" to the rest of the company before starting date
• Starting date at your convenience