Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join Wellhub, a corporate wellness platform, as a Mid-Level Backend Software Engineer in Brazil. You will be part of the Partners Payout team, processing and calculating payments for over one million daily partner visits. This role involves optimizing payment flows, managing commercial conditions, and working with REST APIs, Kafka, and relational databases. You will collaborate with team members, product managers, and stakeholders to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain features. The ideal candidate is a skilled software engineer with experience in cloud-based applications, microservices architecture, and SQL technology. Wellhub offers a flexible work environment, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Requirements

• A software engineer skilled on problem solving, using well thought algorithms and the right data structures for the right problems
• Passionate about writing good and testable code, with the mindset of always raising the bar when code quality is the topic
• Experienced in Cloud-based applications and familiar with microservices architecture
• Experienced in working with SQL technology such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Experienced in developing RESTful web services collaborating with front-end teams to create mocks, define payloads and follow the HTTP best practices

Responsibilities

• You will join your team mates in pair-programming sections, bring suggestions to craft our code style and enhance our workflow, as well as share your opinions and thoughts during team retrospectives and other ceremonies
• You will collaborate closely with our Product Manager, other teams and stakeholders in order to properly accomplish our goals and initiatives
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain/support and improve features focusing on performance, scalability and stability
• Help to mature our codebase and overall quality, using your software engineering baggage to refactor existing code and deliver new ones with a high-standard
• Constantly use observability tools for troubleshooting, gather insights for application tuning and overall enhancements that could lead to required optimizations
• Pair with SREs and other technical teams to resolve issues and bring enhancements related to CI/CD, deployments and infrastructure resources usage

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with Go and Kotlin is great but not required
• The most important thing is to be a good software engineer who loves to solve problems with code
• NoSQL databases like Redis is a plus

Benefits

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• At Wellhub, flexibility fosters a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone. As a Flexible First company, we offer two work model options: flexible hybrid and full remote, and make the office a place for collaboration, community, and team building. The model for this role can be discussed with your recruiter and hiring manager
• We offer all employees a home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance to help cover the costs of working from home
• Wellhubbers and their leaders can make the best decisions for their scope. This includes flexibility to adjust their working hours based on their personal schedule, time zone, and business needs
• We believe in our mission and encourage our employees and their families to take care of their wellbeing too. Access onsite gyms and fitness studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental health support, and more. You will receive the Gold plan at no cost, and other premium plans will be significantly discounted
• We know how important it is that our employees take time away from work to recharge
• Vacations after 6 months and 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + extra day off for your birthday
• Welcoming a new child is one of the most special moments in your life and we want our employees to take the time to be present and enjoy their growing family. We offer 100% paid parental leave to all new parents and extended maternity leave
• Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth
• An exciting and supportive atmosphere with ambitious people from around the world!