Backend Engineer at Zowie

We are Zowie, and we are on a mission to transform online shopping by making it as personal and friendly as a visit to your favorite local shop. Our platform brings empathy and speed to customer interactions by automating repetitive tasks, allowing service agents to focus on turning visitors into loyal customers. As a fast-growing, remote-first company, we operate like a high-performing sports team where ownership, accountability, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team on a full-time basis, working from anywhere in the world.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of end-to-end solutions while influencing architectural decisions and improving our overall engineering practices.
• Collaborate within a high-impact product team to manage and enhance a sophisticated system consisting of over 100 microservices.
• Apply your product acumen to bridge the gap between complex technical challenges and business goals, ensuring our solutions provide tangible value to our users.

Requirements

We are looking for a mid-level engineer who is passionate about building high-quality software. You should have the following qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience working with Scala or other JVM-based languages.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and relational database management.
• Intermediate system design skills with the ability to choose the right tools and architectures for the job.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts in simple business terms.
• Professional working proficiency in both English and Polish.
• A product-focused mindset and a strong sense of ownership.

While not required, it is a significant plus if you have experience with NoSQL databases, Kafka, the Akka framework, functional programming libraries, GraphQL, or container orchestration tools like Docker Swarm and Kubernetes.

What we offer

• The flexibility of remote work.
• An Employee Stock Option Plan, so you can share in our future success.
• Unlimited paid time off to ensure you have the balance you need.
• Comprehensive health insurance benefits.
• A dedicated development budget to support your professional growth.
• Home-office funding to help you create a comfortable workspace.
• Regular company offsites and individual integration budgets to help us stay connected as a team.