Backend Engineer

Do you want to create technology for the next generation of industry and society? Univrses is now looking for a Backend Engineer to join the team in Stockholm!
Univrses is a 3D Computer Vision and Machine Learning company based in Stockholm, creating high-end technologies for autonomous systems. We work in several different areas, but our main focus is on self-driving vehicles, smart city development and mobile robotics. Our team consists of hard-working and friendly people from all over the world with diverse backgrounds and expert knowledge in computer vision, robotics, machine learning, physics, math, software development and more.
Your role
In your new Backend role, you will take part in building the 3DAI™ City platform. It is a scalable answer to the growing demand for data about the urban environment and part of our efforts in smart city development (more information here). You will play an important role in designing, building and scaling the platform. 3DAI™ City is still a young product and you will have a lot to contribute and freedom to shape the project.
You will be responsible for growing our platform for storing, processing and visualizing data.
You will use your experience to design efficient solutions for our backend system.
You will collaborate closely with product owners, backend and frontend developers and Computer Vision scientists to test new ideas and help develop our way of working in an agile environment.
You will have the opportunity to create innovative technologies that will change people's lives and transform the world into a better place

Who you are
You have at least 3+ years of experience in backend development using Node.js and/or Typescript
You have excellent general understanding of REST APIs and GraphQL
You like working in a team and sharing your knowledge. You are open to giving advice and listening to feedback
You are passionate about writing high-quality code and care for ensuring code validity by writing unit and integration tests
You keep up-to-date with best practices and new technologies
You have an aspiration to see your ideas move into production

Bonus points
You have experience working with any of these systems or technologies:
Serverless computing (e.g. AWS Lambdas)
AWS development and knowledge of AWS architectures
Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform (Infrastructure as code approach)
Java, Spring framework and Spring Boot
Database programming with JDBC, JPA, Hibernate, Spring Data and Hasura
Writing SQL code and working with RDBMS such as PostgreSQL
Solving database performance issues using different methods such as indices
Geo spatial tools and databases such as PostGIS

What we offer
Bright and spacious facilities in the heart of Södermalm, Stockholm
Open and friendly work environment
The best co-workers in the world – from all over the world!
Generous employee benefits, such as:
Flexible work hours
5 000 SEK/year in wellness grant
Pension plan
Weekly Lunch and Learns
Possibility to work from home

Next step
Interested in joining Univrses as our new Backend Engineer? Submit your application - All application material must be in English!