Backend Developer to Hem Design Studio

We are now looking for a Python Developer to join us. Do you want to be a part of a strong team with a dynamic start-up environment where there is a lot of autonomy?

About Hem

Hem is a direct-to-consumer design brand challenging the archaic furniture industry on a global scale. Together with vanguard designers and renowned European manufacturers, Hem crafts iconic products for homes and workplaces all around the world - from Alaska to New Zealand.

Being one of the world’s fastest-growing design companies (+100% year on year growth since 2016), and working with clients from the technology industry such as Google, Nike, Airbnb, Shopify, Stripe, Instagram, Square, Twitch, and design professionals such as MoMa, Snøhetta, Gensler, and Bjarke Ingels Group, Hem is part of defining the physical spaces of tomorrow.

By leveraging technology in their core business, Hem is cutting out the middlemen and making their sustainable state-of-the-art furniture, accessories, and lighting available to clients all around the world. With a diverse team of plus 30 people operating from Hem’s showrooms and studios in Stockholm, London, Los Angeles, and New York, our journey is just getting started.



About the role

In this role you will have the opportunity to take full ownership of the teck stack, tech architecture and digital infrastructure at Hem. You will develop backend functionality to support front-end efforts and automate internal processes. Together with the digital product team at large, enable teams to work more effectively through improving workflows and processes between internal and external systems, and developing new functionality and features. You will also:

- Be a sounding board to the Senior Frontend Developer and Digital Product Manager

- Contribute to strategic planning and roadmap creation with the tech perspective


About you

You are a teamplayer that appreciate to take full responsibility of your work, and a problem solver. At hem, we encourage feedback and transparency and have a flat hierarchy, so you need to be someone who is comfortable working in this type of environment. Beyond that, we require:

- At least 2 years of work experience with Python, Django/Django REST, Fast API
- Fluency in English, both spoken and written form


Nice-to-have requrements

- Experience of Shopify, e-commerce, Microsoft NAV, Salesforce
- Relevant academic high school degree




Is this a role for you? Apply today! If you have any questions, don´t hesitate to contact Nicoline at nicoline.brundell@hem.com