Senior Backend Software Engineer | Base PALERMO

Senior Backend Software Engineer | Base
Palermo
Sicilia, PALERMO

At Wellhub (formerly Gympass) (Permanent), in Lisbon, Portugal Expires at: 2025-06-09 Remote policy: Full remote Apply now for a career that puts wellbeing first!

GET TO KNOW US Wellhub (formerly Gympass*) is a corporate wellness platform that connects employees to the best partners for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition, and sleep, all included in one subscription designed to cost less than each individual partner.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in NYC, we have a growing global team in 11 countries.

At Wellhub, you have the opportunity to build a career in a high-growth tech company that places wellbeing at the foundation of its culture, and contribute to making every company a wellness company.

*Big news: Gympass is now Wellhub!

We are thrilled to announce our rebranding as Wellhub, marking a significant milestone in our journey.

This transformation reflects our evolution from a "pass for gyms" to a comprehensive employee wellbeing solution.

With our refreshed identity, we are poised to embark on an exciting new chapter of growth and expansion.

We are elevating our offerings, including a completely new app experience and an expanded network of wellbeing partners.

Learn more about it here.

THE OPPORTUNITY We are hiring a  Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our BASE Focus Area, Tagus Partner Team, in Portugal !

At the Tagus team, we build the heart of the Wellhub business model.

Our mission is to help Wellhub build a truly scalable platform to support dozens of millions of active users, clients, and partners around the world with high availability while being flexible and extensible to incorporate new business models.

We have many important challenges such as building a system that gives us the flexibility to have different commercial conditions for different users in different contexts.

Also, we are responsible for some critical and important flows within our business model, such as clients' and users' subscriptions as well as providing data to the ecosystem as the source of truth of these entities.

When it comes to technical challenges, our team works to provide highly scalable solutions, handling large volumes of data and focusing on high availability.

Considering our services central role, you're going to have the opportunity to help drive architecture decisions that impact our whole microservices ecosystem and you will have opportunities to develop both leadership and technical skills, depending on your career aspiration and abilities.

YOUR IMPACT Participate in the development of some of the most critical and challenging services in our ecosystem, seeking to build long-term and sustainable solutions; Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve services focusing on performance, scalability, and resilience; Build Integration with 3rd party API and tools; Support existing systems looking to enhance functionality, increase scale, and transform in new ways to meet our product demands; Work in a collaborative and agile environment that prioritizes people over process and is laser-focused on productivity; Work with cutting-edge technologies and edge cases on a global scale; Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues.

Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life balance.

Main requirements WHO YOU ARE An engineer with a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience; Experienced in managing and mentoring multiple multidisciplinary teams of software engineers; Experienced in architecting large-scale multi-tier web applications; Experienced in designing and developing complex modern web applications; Experienced in Cloud-based architectures (AWS / GCP); Experienced in developing RESTful web services collaborating with front-end teams to create mocks, define payloads and follow the HTTP best practices; Experienced in applying computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis; Experienced in working with SQL/NoSQL technology such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB understanding common use cases and performance pitfalls; Proficient in one or more programming languages (Kotlin/Java/Ruby/Go/C++/etc. ).

Golang will be considered a plus; Ability to communicate and present ideas and solutions in English.

We recognize that individuals approach job applications differently.

We strongly encourage all aspiring applicants to go for it, even if they don't match the job description 100%.

We welcome your application and will be delighted to explore if you could be a great fit for our team.

For this specific role, please note that prior experience in Kotlin/Go/Java, SQL/NoSQL and fluent English are mandatory requirements.

Benefits & Perks WHAT WE OFFER YOU  We're a wellness company that is committed to the health and well-being of our employees.

Our benefits include: WELLHUB: We believe in our mission and encourage our employees and their families to take care of their wellbeing too.

Access 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.

FITNESS: Additional fitness subsidy to access onsite gyms and fitness studios.

FLEXIBLE WORK: Choose when and where you work.

For most, this will be a hybrid office/remote structure, but can vary depending on the needs of the role and employee preferences.

We offer all employees a home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance to cover the costs of working from home.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE: We understand that together, Wellhubbers and their leaders can make the best decisions for their own individual scopes.

This includes flexibility to adjust their working hours based on their personal schedule, time zone, and business needs.

PAID TIME OFF: We know how important it is to take time away from work to recharge.

Employees receive a minimum of 25 days paid holiday per year with an additional day for each year of tenure (up to 5) in addition to annual holidays (including an extra holiday on your birthday!).

PARENTAL LEAVE: 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.

CAREER GROWTH: Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth.

That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development.

CULTURE: An exciting and supportive environment filled with passionate individuals from all over the world!

You'll partner with global colleagues and share in the success of a high-growth technology company disrupting the health and wellness space.

Our value-based culture of trust, flexibility, and integrity makes this possible every day.

And to get a glimpse of Life at Wellhub… Follow us on Instagram @wellhublife and LinkedIn