Backend Engineer (mid level) - Kotlin

We love the magic of memory keeping

At Journi, we help over 10 million users turn their favorite moments into beautifully designed Photo Books and Prints. Our smart AI makes the process fast, simple, and joyful.

Now we're expanding into new territory, building a new product experience from the ground up. We're looking for a Backend Engineer who wants to be part of a small, high-impact team shaping something new from day one.

🚀 What you'll do

• Develop the core of our new storytelling app, written in Kotlin, which enables our customers to create personalized print products with minimal effort

• Collaborate with frontend colleagues, product designer and managers to help improve our products by designing and developing new features and REST APIs

• Proactively identify and communicate improvements in your own and your teams work

• Give and receive feedback, criticize constructively and foster an environment for constant improvement

• Share your expertise as a Backend Engineer with the Journi Team

🎒 Your bag of tricks

• 2+ years of development experience developing Backend applications (links to projects or GitHub are welcome!)

• Strong knowledge in any JVM based language (Either in Kotlin OR Java. If you do not have experience with Kotlin: You should be willing and interested in learning Kotlin)

• Experience developing and designing REST APIs

• You know how to write automated unit tests with their respective mocks

• Experience working with any SQL database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB) and any NoSQL database (Redis, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB)

• You have strong communication and collaboration skills

• You are constantly learning, asking for feedback, and self-motivated

• You have passion for solving problems

• You are permitted to work in the EU/Austria (OR have a degree in Computer Science which is required to apply for an Austrian work permit)

• You are able to relocate to / based in Vienna - the world's most liveable city!

🔥 Nice-to-haves

• Experience in prioritising workloads

• Experience with the following technologies: PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, AWS (S3, SQS, ECS, ECR, SES, RDS, CloudWatch, ElasticCache, CloudFront), GitLab, Datadog

• Experience working with statistical methods or machine learning algorithms

• Experience with migrations from monolith to microservice infrastructure

• Experience working with cross-functional teams

• CI/CD experience

• Kotlin experience (Coroutines, Ktor, familiarity with KMP)

✨ What we offer

A happy team makes for a happy workplace. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without our team, and that’s why we offer:

• A fair annual gross salary starting from € 63.000. Our final offer depends on your experience and qualifications.

Plus, a bunch of awesome social benefits, such as:

• Vacation goals: 25 days off per year, plus 1 extra day for every year you stick around (up to 5 extra days!)

• 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)

• Daily fuel: breakfast, Italian-style coffee, tea, and fresh daily lunches in our in-house eatery, with options for most dietary preferences

• Go places: we reimburse your public transport card for Vienna

• Team first: join our yearly team-building Journi to exciting destinations

• Mac your life easier: with a company MacBook, also available for personal use

• Boost your German: weekly in-house lessons in small groups

• Special treatment: enjoy a premium membership on all Journi products

... and more!

📫 What to expect after you apply

• Intro call with the Talent Acquisition Team (30 min)

• Coding Challenge and System Design Knowledge Interview with the Backend Team (30 min to 1 h)

• Technical interview with the Backend Team (1 h)

• Final interview with the Leadership team (1 h)

About us

Everyone is welcome at Journi

No matter your background, identity, or story, if you’re exceptional at what you do, there’s a place for you here. We believe that an inclusive team is a stronger team, and we want everyone to feel respected and understood from the moment they join us.

Turning digital memories into something you can hold

Our goal is simple: to make it effortless for you to preserve the memories you cherish. By combining smart technology with a love for design, we turn "photo chaos" into high-quality keepsakes in seconds. You capture the moments; we help you keep them forever.

A global team with heart

More than 10 million people around the world already use Journi to create their Photo Books, and we’re just getting started. We’re a global team of 100+ people united in Vienna, thinking big and building with care. We work hard, but we never take ourselves too seriously. We keep things informal, friendly, and always on our users' side.

If you’re excited to solve meaningful challenges and shape a product loved by millions, we’d love to hear from you. 🌟