Senior Backend Software Engineer
CatawikiLisbon, Portugal
Posted August 4, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Catawiki is a leading online marketplace for special objects, offering over 100,000 items weekly in auctions curated by specialized experts across various categories including Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, and Collectables. Headquartered in Amsterdam with a global team of over 750 employees, Catawiki stands out through its rigorous selection process and commitment to authenticity, providing collectors and enthusiasts with high-quality, vetted items.
Job Description
Catawiki is a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects, offering over 75,000 unique items each week. They are on a mission to become the world's most popular destination for special objects. As a growing scale-up, they value ownership, change, and passion. This Senior Backend Software Engineer role involves developing, testing, and scaling microservices in Ruby, collaborating with a team, and delivering product innovations while ensuring high availability and user experience.
Requirements
- At least 7+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on OOP.
- Experience in designing, implementing, and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and consistency.
- Proven experience of collaborating closely with other engineers.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers.
- Comfortable documenting RFCS and describing problem-solving approaches.
- Passionate about learning new things.
Benefits
- Learning & Development initiatives
- Mentorship programs
- Catavoucher (€100 upon joining, €50 on birthdays)
- Extra day off each year to 'Pursue Your Passion'
- Additional time off for work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years)
- Extra leave for life’s big moments (marriage, engagements, moving house)
