Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer Come work on something that everyone has a relationship with, homes! All the excitement of a fast growing scale-up with the safety of a large company group. Small teams, high impact. Join us 🏡 About us at HomeQ: As Sweden's largest marketplace for first-hand residential rentals, HomeQ stands at the forefront of bringing together home seekers and real estate companies. We're a fast-growing scale-up company acquired in early 2024 by the leading marketplace operator in the Nordics, Vend (previously Schibsted). 👥 Team Dynamics & Workstyle: At HomeQ, we believe in the power of collaboration and autonomy by using the Shape-Up methodology. Our teams are small, self-sufficient units comprising a backend engineer, a frontend engineer, and a product designer. Working on projects we call 'pitches', you'll be given the freedom to define, implement, and refine solutions in 6-week cycles. It's a place where your creativity can flourish and your solutions can transform the way people find homes and landlords find people. 🔧 Your Role & Experience: As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be using Django as your main workhorse together with Postgres in the context of web development. This is a broad role where you will work with the full lifecycle of backend development, meaning writing clean code and making architectural decisions. 🎓 Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in backend development Knowledge in Python, Django, Postgres & Elastic A computer science or related degree is a big plus but not a requirement if you acquired the knowledge differently A good eye for details Highly communicative and initiative taking Why HomeQ? Enjoy the pace of a fast growing scale-up while having the financial stability of Vend, the largest marketplace operator in the Nordics. Solve a problem that everyone has a relationship with, make rental housing easier! Work in agile, small autonomous teams where you'll have a large impact Enjoy a work environment that values innovation and responsibility Ready to make rental housing more accessible? Apply now and join HomeQ! Team Engineering Locations Stockholm Remote status Hybrid Stockholm About HomeQ HomeQ is creating the leading marketplace for first-hand rental homes in Sweden. By building the next generation digital interface that connects property companies with humans, our platform automates the entire rental process for landlords, makes it easier for people to find their next home and generates data in a way which has previously not been possible. Founded in 2016 Co-workers 26 Turnover 50M - 60M SEK