Backend Engineer

Hybrid role based in Warsaw, Poland

Role Overview 🚀

At Uncapped, we help ambitious founders realise their dreams.

If you're a tech freak with an insatiable curiosity for cutting-edge technologies, join Uncapped and become a driving force behind the next generation of groundbreaking startups. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about learning, continuously evolving their skillset, and pushing the boundaries of software development. We don't expect you to know everything, but we do value your eagerness to expand your knowledge and contribute to the growth of our engineering team.

At Uncapped, we believe that engineering is not just about tasks and deliverables; it's about creating valuable business outcomes and shaping the future of technology. We encourage you to bring your ideas to the table, engage in discussions, and explore unconventional approaches to problem-solving.

We're seeking a self-motivated engineer with a passion for microservices architecture, automated testing, and continuous improvement. If you're eager to work with the latest technologies like Java 21 and SpringBoot 3.2, Uncapped is the perfect place for you.

Join us to make a meaningful impact on the world of technology and empower entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams.

About Uncapped 👫

Founded in 2019, Uncapped is the fastest, most affordable way for growing online businesses to fund marketing and inventory. The company was born out of frustration with the limited financing options available for UK and European entrepreneurs to finance growth.

Uncapped provides working capital loans to brands and retailers around the world, doing between $10m and $100m in turnover.

Uncapped has raised VC funding from most notable investors including Lakestar, Mouro Capital, Global Founders Capital, White Star Capital, Seedcamp, and All Iron Ventures.

What you will do ✍️

As a backend developer, you will own the services related to the context of your work, especially building and operating high-quality systems for the exacting standards of the financial services sector. We want you to improve the quality of our systems and suggest the way we could achieve it.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest microservices technologies and best practices, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of innovation in the field.
• Work effectively as part of a self-managed team, demonstrating strong collaboration skills and a commitment to team dynamics in Kanban methodologies with less meetings and more focus time.
• Design, develop, and maintain microservice architectures for high-performance applications using the latest Java and Spring framework versions.
• And all this using real continuous deployment processes that takes 10 minutes.

Our Tech Stack 💻

You will have a chance to work with these technologies:

• Java 21
• Spring Boot/Cloud
• GCP
• Kubernetes
• Database suited for problem (SQL/NoSQL)

Requirements

Who you are 👀

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in modern Java frameworks and methodologies, with a strong focus on the Spring framework.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Writing high quality automated tests
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment with occasional in-person meetings (1 day per week) in small self managed teams built with engineers and product owners.
• Passion for Java programming and a desire to make a positive impact in the software industry using the latest technologies

Benefits

At Uncapped, our people make us successful. We are a start-up with big goals, and we work hard, so we want to give everyone the benefits they really want. We are continually adding to this list as new people join -- here are some of the things you can expect:

• Unlimited holiday: we believe that well-rested and happy people make the best employees
• Competitive compensation plan
• Personal growth fund: Raise your game from great to spectacular
• Monthly recognition and awards: Celebrate wins big and small
• The opportunity to make a big impact every day on the lives of European and US entrepreneurs.
• Workspaces in Warsaw, London and Atlanta

We can only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in Poland without requiring visa sponsorship.