Junior Backend Engineer - Marketplace Pricing (M/F/D)

About this role

Responsibilities

• Take Ownership: You’ll have the chance to own the entire process—from contributing ideas for new features, writing clean code, and testing, to deploying and monitoring your services.
• Collaborate in Agile Teams: Work closely with your teammates in an agile setup, actively participate in team ceremonies, and contribute to a dynamic, iterative development process.
• Develop Scalable Microservices: Implement robust and scalable microservices that meet the needs of our growing user base while adhering to industry best practices.
• Maintain and Optimize: Help maintain existing features, troubleshoot, and fix bugs to ensure smooth operations and a great user experience.
• Learn and Grow: Stay up-to-date with the latest backend development trends and continuously improve your skills, bringing fresh ideas to our team.
• Team Player Attitude: Contribute to a positive team spirit—your humble, collaborative approach will help us find solutions together and achieve shared success.
• Impact Real Users: Solve real-world challenges that affect our users, and see your contributions make a tangible impact.
• Experience with Kotlin or Java: 1-2 years of experience (or strong foundational knowledge) working with these languages, with an eagerness to grow your expertise.
• Prove Yourself Beyond Degrees: While a background in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, or related quantitative fields is common, we value practical skills just as much. Show us that passion and talent can go beyond formal degrees.
• Effective Communication: Ability to simplify and explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, adjusting based on their level of understanding.
• Passion for Scalable Solutions: Interest in building scalable web applications, including RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures. You're also comfortable working with transactions, resiliency, and system performance.
• Familiarity with JVM Frameworks: Hands-on experience with Spring Boot or similar frameworks—you're comfortable with the quirks and strengths of JVM-based systems.

Requirements

• Database Knowledge: Understanding of relational databases and how to design efficient, reliable, and maintainable data structures.
• Holistic Testing Approach: Knowledge of testing practices throughout the software development life cycle, including unit, integration, and system testing.
• Flexible working arrangements
• LinkedIn Learning
• Sabbatical & special leave policies
• WeRoad partnership
• Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
• Short term EU work policy
• Mobility Credit
• Health Insurance
• Employee assistance program

About FREENOW

Freenow by Lyft empowers smarter mobility decisions, helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. Through our multi-mobility app, we feature broad options for everyone across 9 European markets and over 180 cities. Millions of passengers can access services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and public transport within a single app. In July 2025 Freenow was acquired by Lyft, a global mobility platform, which connects riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together, Freenow and Lyft are creating a more caring and connected world, with transportation for everyone. We are a global, diverse, highly motivated, and collaborative team that strives for excellence and likes to have fun. Ready for your next ride?