ABOUT BUX
BUX is a tech start-up that’s rockin’ the world of finance. We make the financial markets fun, exciting and accessible to everyone by gamifying it. Launched in September 2014 BUX has gained over 900,000 users already! After our successful launch in the UK and the Netherlands, followed by Germany, Austria,Belgium and Italy, BUX will be rolling out in the Scandinavian region soon.
New BUXsters discover the world of trading by using our virtual currency funBUX. When ready, they can upgrade and start trading with real money on their seriousBUX account. The app (available on both iOS and Android) blends finance with social to support an extremely engaged community that uses the app 24/7.
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REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate has a passion for the latest development technologies and enjoys working in a start-up environment. A broad interest in back-end technologies and iOS and Android is highly appreciated.
As a senior backend Developer at BUX you'll be working in our very experienced team. The backend team is responsible for building and maintaining our robust, flexible and scalable platform. This platform consists of a multitude of services, including stock market trading, social activities and business intelligence (more than 10 different subsystems in total). Built on a reactive programming model it allows incredible flexibility and scaling.
Members of the team are challenged in various ways, be it in understanding the technical complexities of stock market trading, designing and programming a robust API for the mobile team or increasing the efficiency of the platform to deal with heavy concurrency. As BUX continues to grow, new challenges arise often for the backend team to tackle and motivate them. Developing at BUX means delivering systems, not software. This includes writing puppet scripts and deploying to our various environments. Together with the rest of the team you will be responsible for designing and
implementing new features on the BUX Platform. At BUX we include developers early on in the feature design process through workshops. We are looking for a Developer who understands the business and enjoys giving input to the product as well.
As we are a DevOps team we also have an on-call roster. There is a compensation scheme for when you are on-call.
Some examples of the technologies deployed today: Java8, Debian, Nginx, Tomcat, ElasticActors, Spring Framework, Jackson, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Cassandra, RabbitMQ, TheForeman, Puppet, RunDeck, github, TeamCity, artifactory
Desired skills and experience:
BUX is a fintech company that aims to rock the world of finance. We’re democratising the financial markets through an app that makes stock trading easy, exciting and affordable for everyone.
Founded in 2013, BUX now has over 900,000 users in 8 countries across Europe and counting. Our rapidly growing global footprint continues to introduce the stock markets to new generations of traders. Taking a bold, innovative approach to the financial markets, our app has social and gaming elements that enable people to experience trading like never before.
At our vibrant office in the heart of Amsterdam, no more than a few employees have a finance background and no one wears a suit. BUX has a diverse and international team, led by our founders who remain deeply involved in creating the best damn trading app the world has ever seen.
Like any self-respecting tech firm, we have a private chef and the obligatory ping pong table...But we also have a dynamic environment and a kick-a** company culture that values a different way of thinking. Please check out our latest job openings here: http://getbux.com/vacancies/