Desktop Engineer (Inbox)

TL;DR

Junior Software Development Engineer (Desktop): Maintaining hirify.global Mail Bridge, a mature desktop offering, focusing on developing and supporting high-quality user experiences. Focus on turning technical complexities into seamless user experiences, collaborating with QA, designers, and product managers to improve the product.

Location: Able to work from the office (70%) in Geneva, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London, Vilnius, Skopje, and Taipei.

Company

hirify.global is a profitable company that does not rely upon VC funding, supporting over 100 million user accounts with a growing team of over 500 people from over 50 different countries.

What you will do

• Develop, deploy, and support high-quality user experiences on hirify.global Mail Bridge and the Export tool, including new feature development.
• Collaborate with QA, designers, and product managers to improve the product.
• Work with senior software engineers to write clear, concise, and testable code.
• Analyze the MIME structure of messages and participate in test automation.
• Maintain team and system documentation.

Requirements

• Coding: Professional software development experience with Golang or other object-oriented compiled languages such as C++ or Rust.
• Desktop software development: Experience in developing and troubleshooting desktop applications on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot issues efficiently remotely while protecting user’s privacy.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, excellent written communication skills, and experience working in a distributed team setup.
• A product mindset with a focus on offering outstanding user experience in a successful business environment.
• Understanding of secure coding practices and a commitment to maintaining high levels of security and privacy.
• Hybrid work environment: Able to work from the office (70%).

Nice to have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree (or close to completion) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Awareness of common security issues in client-side development, such as those in the OWASP top ten, and how to mitigate them.
• Familiarity with UX, accessibility, internationalisation, and localisation concerns and solutions.
• Experience with Grafana or other monitoring platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration is easier and more effective in person, which is why they have offices in Geneva, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London, Vilnius, Skopje, and Taipei. You can also enjoy working from home up to 30% of the time, while enjoying great company during core days in the office.
• Provide all the devices and software needed to excel in the role.
• Lunch and snacks are provided every day at offices.
• Support employees with transport costs through subsidising public transport, bike allowances, or parking spaces based on office location.
• Offer stock options, flexible working hours, learning and development opportunities, comprehensive health insurance plans, competitive retirement savings options, generous vacation and leave policies, and wellness programs.