Bookbot is a recommerce platform that operates in 9 countries, ships books to 40 countries and has already sold over 10 million books. Every day we sell around 25 000 books and receive a little bit more. We are the 16th fastest growing tech startups in the CEE region. We aim to make second-hand books the new European standard.
We’re looking for a passionate Fullstack Developer to expand our core systems team, led by Simon Gabriel. The core systems team maintains this areas of the Bookbot application: orders, payments, billing, in-store pickup app, shipping.
Current projects you will work on:
- New accounting and billing system.
- Worldwide carriers integration.
- Everything about orders, payments, carriers and connecting third-party APIs.
- Keep na eye on important tech/business metrics and act if something goes sideways.
- We are looking for developers who are not afraid to bring new ideas and actively contribute to the innovation of our product.
- Our developers are not mere code monkeys. We value discussion and continuous feedback loops. We're not afraid to reassess and choose a new approach during the development process. Join us in designing solutions, setting priorities, and participating in code reviews.
Your profile looks ideally like this:
- You have prior experience with Typescript.
- You are not scared to make a mistake.
- You feel good in both BE and FE development.
- Czech language on a very good level, English intermediate.
Tech Stack:
- Languages & Frameworks: Typescript , MySQL, Redis, Manticore, Kafka.
- Infrastructure: We run everything on Kubernetes in AWS.
- Legacy parts of the system are technologically mixed (mainly PHP), but when we interfere with them, we gradually rewrite them into Typescript.
How we work:
- We have daily short stand-ups, and once a week we meet for Backend Tech and Frontend Tech meetings. Every two weeks, we dive into technical discussions for new features.
- Our office is at Kolbenova metro station, and while you can work from home occasionally, Wednesdays are mandatory in-office days for the entire team.
- We dedicate time to technical debt and code clean-up.
- Our whole team currently consists of 22 members (21 developers + CTO).
What we offer:
- Collaborate with awesome people like internal systems guru Simon, and CTO David. .
- Listen to a podcast with David (CTO) & Simon to get an even better understanding of how our development team works and what we’re currently tackling.
- We build our entire system in-house, meaning there’s a wide variety of problems to solve and endless opportunities to learn and create.
- You’ll see the results of your work immediately—when we rework or optimize a process, it typically has visible positive effects, not just on the website but also in the warehouse, shipping, customer support, or intake. If something goes wrong, you'll hear about it within minutes!
- An amazing opportunity to have a significant impact on the future of Bookbot, and to grow with us exponentially.
- Multisport card, employee discounts on buying and selling books, plus partner discounts.
- Budget for self development
- Possibility to gain ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) and have a financial stake in the company’s success.
- An informal environment and a pragmatic approach to getting things done.
