Public
AI

Senior Backend Engineer, Social

Public · 84 København, Capital RegionDenmark, Denmark

Actively hiring Posted over 4 years ago

About Us:

Public.com is an investing app that makes the stock market social. By building a transparent community of investors and offering fractional shares of thousands of publicly-traded companies, we’re making the stock market inclusive, educational, and fun.

We just announced our Series D funding round of $220 million, just two months after our Series C round. Our investors include Accel, Greycroft (the original investors in Venmo) and Lakestar as well as Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Tony Hawk, The Chainsmokers’ Mantis VC; NFL star J.J. Watt, Scott Galloway, Sophia Amoruso, Alexa von Tobel’s Inspired Capital, and Shari Redstone’s Advancit Capital. 

With interest in the stock market surging among a new generation of investors, our community is growing rapidly, and we recently reached our 1MM member milestone just 18 months after launching. To support our ambitious goals, our team is growing and we’re looking for sharp, enthusiastic people who believe in our mission to fundamentally change the way people invest

What you'll do:

As Senior Software Engineer you will get to work in an agile CI/CD environment and join a growing team of highly skilled engineers. Public.com’s primary tech stack is based on Java Spring boot and AWS, and we are looking for Senior Software Engineers to expand the team ASAP. Due to Public.com’s success the team will be growing significantly next year and therefore you will have the opportunity for professional as well as personal growth in a company with enormous international ambitions.

What we're looking for:

  • Deep experience with Java and Spring Boot
  • Experience in building a social platform
  • 5+ years of professional, hands-on experience building production Java applications
  • Solid fundamentals in data models/structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming and knowledge of development best practices
  • Strong attention to detail and appreciation for creating delightful user experiences
  • Proficiency in RESTful APIs
  • Intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning
  • Flexibility and capacity to switch contexts as business needs evolve
  • Excellent English communication skills
  • Experience with Docker and AWS is a plus

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