Top 3 reasons to join us
- A very clear, global mission
- A product already in use across in 190+ countries
- We try new things and move fast
Job description
Based in Vietnam out of our centrally located Ho Chi Minh City office, what3words is looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer who knows code, and enjoys solving problems and designing, building and scaling robust services and solutions.
Our mission is to become the global standard for addressing. Street addresses weren’t designed for 2024. They aren’t accurate enough to specify building entrances, and they don’t exist for parks, rural areas and many parts of the world. This makes it hard to find places and causes problems and inefficiencies on a global scale.
That’s why we created what3words. We divided the world into 3m squares and gave each square a unique combination of three words. It’s the easiest way to find and share precise locations.
Over the last year, what3words has been used in 193 countries, and our monthly active users continue to grow at an impressive pace. Our tech is used by emergency services, delivery companies, eCommerce businesses, ride-hailing apps and NGOs, and is integrated into the navigation systems of millions of cars around the world.
Who we’re looking for
You’ll be working to deliver our product roadmap, choosing technologies and delivering projects. At what3words, we’re proud of our tech stack. We have built a massively scalable, microservices-based architecture, based around Kubernetes on AWS. You’ll be exposed to technologies such as Docker, EKS, Spring, Flux, Consul, CircleCI, OCR/Alexa/voice recognition, ArcGIS and other platforms.
This a great opportunity to join a collaborative and ambitious team, at one of the most exciting times in this company’s life.
Your skills and experience
What we expect:
- 5+ years of commercial Java development
- Experience working with a Java web framework (we use Spring for the tech test)
- Knowledge of or interest in working with JNI/C++
- Full development lifecycle including deployment: we use Docker & Kubernetes
- Commercial experience working with SQL & DB schema design
- Ability to work independently on significant features over several sprints seeing work through shipping
- Able to work directly with PMs/QA/clients to define requirements
- Keen to own things and work end-to-end on features
This role is an excellent growth opportunity for the ideal candidate to develop their experience and career so if you feel you meet most of the requirements and our mission resonates with you, please do apply.
The role is based in our centrally located HCMC office. While you can work from the office five days a week if preferred, our Engineering team can choose to work up to two days a week from home. We also offer a six-week remote-work allowance; for up to six weeks a year, you can work from anywhere in the world (as long as you’ve got great WiFi and are happy to work with your main office timezone).
Equality, diversity and inclusion at what3words
Our mission is to help everyone talk about everywhere, and we believe diverse perspectives make for a better company and better products too. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our hiring processes and company culture.
Why you'll love working here
Our team is a group of talented people from all over the world on an unprecedented journey. Every day brings new challenges and we are always learning. You will be proud to see your individual and team contributions making a real difference. 🙂
Benefits
We offer the following benefits to all permanent employees of what3words:
Competitive salary
Flexible working
6 week remote working (work from anywhere) policy
25 days holiday: plus the option to buy more!
Share options
Private health insurance
Wellbeing Days
Generous parental leave policies
Family friendly policies
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Lunch & learn sessions
Team social budget
what3words
what3words is helping everyone talk about everywhere!
