Backend Engineer @ CDON: Drive the Future of E-commerce

About Us

Join us at CDON Group, a Swedish listed company with a long history and extensive experience in the e-commerce market. Our mission is to unleash the power of the marketplace to give the best shopping experience in the Nordics. We're dedicated to providing great online shopping experiences and are on the lookout for a Backend Engineer to join us on this journey for our two Nordic marketplaces: CDON and Fyndiq.

About the Role

Ready to build, optimize, and innovate on a platform that's central to one of the Nordics' leading marketplaces? At CDON, we've just completed a massive overhaul, modernizing our entire tech ecosystem, with AI at its core.

As a Backend Engineer, you'll be joining a small, highly skilled, AI powered and collaborative team where your contributions will have a direct and measurable impact. We're talking about the core of our business – without our robust platform, there's no marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy robust and scalable backend services using Python 3.x and FastAPI.
• Build and maintain critical components of our marketplace platform that directly power the CDON marketplace, and create AI powered features.
• Work with distributed systems technologies like Kafka and Kubernetes to ensure high availability and performance.
• Manage and optimize data persistence layers using a variety of databases, including PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Collaborate closely with a small, specialized, and skilled team to solve complex business problems and implement innovative solutions.
• Contribute to the entire software development lifecycle, from architectural discussions and design to coding, testing, and deployment.
• Ensure the reliability, security, and efficiency of our platform as we continue to modernize and scale.
• Participate in code reviews, share knowledge, and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience with event driven systems and microservices
• A proven track record in building and operating complex systems.
• Solid development skills in Python, OR knowledge of several other languages and a willingness to learn Python.
• A proactive and problem-solving mindset.
• A DevOps culture mindset.
• Experience with cloud environments (GCP, AWS, etc.).

What We Offer

• An opportunity to be part of a unique growth journey, actively contributing to the success of the leading e-commerce marketplaces in the Nordics.
• A collaborative and dynamic work environment, with passionate colleagues who believe in CDON Group’s mission.
• Competitive compensation package, including benefits such as pension and insurance through Max Matthiessen and MyBenefit portal.
• Career growth opportunities within a rapidly evolving company.

Application Process

Please attach your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the job. We will be conducting interviews with candidates on an ongoing basis.

To ensure a professional and unbiased assessment, we will ask candidates to perform a combination of logical reasoning and personality tests as part of the process.