WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
At Journi, a creative tech company and Austria's most innovative start-up of 2024, we’re on a mission to build the world’s most-downloaded printing app. Our app empowers customers to effortlessly create beautiful photo books and other print products. Using AI technology, we automatically create personalized designs based on the content our users want to print. Be part of a team of highly motivated and like-minded individuals who you can learn from - and who are excited to learn from you too!
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of 4-5 backend engineers who are responsible for building and scaling the infrastructure that powers image storage & security for our printing app and blog app, as well as managing the interfaces with our growing network of worldwide print service providers.
As the Engineering Manager, you will guide your team to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency, while also fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
This is a hands-on role, hence 60-70% of your time is expected to go into individual contribution and hands-on backend development
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Lead the design and development of scalable image storage solutions to support our printing and blog applications
Oversee the implementation and maintenance of reliable, secure APIs for interfacing with our worldwide network of print service providers
Contribute to the development and actively participate in the execution phase of the features and projects
Manage, mentor, and support a team of 4-5 backend engineers, helping them grow professionally through feedback, goal setting, and career development. Conduct regular 1:1s, manage performance reviews, and ensure the team is aligned with company goals
Drive the continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and automation to enhance team productivity and code quality. Proactively identify and mitigate risks to service stability and performance
YOUR BAG OF TRICKS
Strong leadership skills and 2-3 years experience leading a small team of engineers
Strong technical background of at least 7+ years in backend development, including experience with cloud-based solutions (e.g., AWS, GCP) and RESTful APIs
Excellent communication skills with the ability to foster great teamwork within and across teams
Solid people management skills
Employee satisfaction and retention
Performance & delivery
Coaching, mentoring and growth
Hiring
NICE TO HAVE
Experience with service oriented architectures and highly scalable services
Experience with parts of our tech stack can help: Scala/JVM for backend, different AWS services (S3, RDS, Elasticache, DynamoDB)
WHAT WE OFFER
A happy team makes for a happy workplace. We wouldn’t be able to do what we are doing without our team, and that’s why we offer:
- A fair annual gross salary in accordance with the Collective Agreement, starting at EUR 88.000. Our final offer depends on your experience and qualifications amongst other factors.
- Vacation goals: 25 days off per year, plus 1 extra day for every year you stick around (up to 5 extra days!)
- A space to thrive: a fun, bright and award-winning office built by the Journi Team, complete with ping-pong and foosball tables to blow off steam
- Work your way: enjoy a hybrid working model with 40% home office days and flexible hours (core hours: 10am-4pm Mo-Th; and 10am-2pm Fri)
- Lunch on us: we provide fresh daily lunches in our own eatery, with choices for almost all dietary requirements
- Go places: we reimburse your public transport card for Vienna €365 yearly
- Plan for tomorrow: additional €300 yearly towards your private pension fund
- Team first: join our yearly team-building Journi to exciting destinations
- Mac your life easier: with a company MacBook, also available for personal use
- Refresh and recharge: in-house yoga sessions every two weeks
- Stay healthy: regular in-house health check with Haelsi
- Unlock language skills: with a premium Busuu App membership
- Professional development: Access to resources, courses, and learning programs to help you excel in your role
- Boost your German: weekly in-house lessons in small groups
- Fuel your day: fruits, cereals, yogurt, and milk variations — on the house
- Brew up productivity: Italian-style coffee and teas in our coffee kitchen
- Special treatment: enjoy a premium membership on all Journi products
- Relocation and visa support for non-EU citizens: only with finished Computer Science degree
About us
We are proud to promote inclusion and diversity at Journi - no matter what race, nationality, gender, religion or sexual orientation - there is always a space for exceptional individuals in our team. At Journi, our mission is to build the most customer-centric way to hold onto your memories. We leverage the power of massive amounts of data and modern AI to enable people to print their memories as easily as taking pictures using the Journi Print app. The smart algorithm in the Journi apps processes 1,000 photos within less than 30 seconds to find the perfect photo layout. You capture the moments and we enable you to convert these into beautiful print products within seconds. We believe in innovation, collaboration and a future where digital and print go hand in hand to preserve lasting memories. We want to become the leading destination to share and print your moments. We have already inspired more than 5 million users around the globe and established Journi as a key player in a booming market, however, we have only scratched the surface of our potential. We are a startup and the creators of the most successful photo and print apps on the market. The Journi apps are downloaded and used by millions of users worldwide. We have been featured by Apple and Google over 20k times and have been covered by Forbes, the L.A. Times, TNW, Techcrunch and many more. At Journi, we look for exceptionally motivated people to become a member of our innovative team of 65+ people from all around the world. People who are passionate about solving challenges and making decisions that impact the success of the company. If you think this could be you, why not send us your application? ;)