Junior Backend Developer

At SmartBear, we believe building great software starts with quality—and we’re helping our customers make that happen every day. Our solution hubs—SmartBear API Hub, SmartBear Insight Hub, and SmartBear Test Hub, featuring HaloAI, bring visibility and automation to software development, making it easier for teams to deliver high-quality software faster. SmartBear is trusted by over 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers at 32,000+ organizations – including innovators like Adobe, JetBlue, FedEx, and Microsoft.

Junior Backend Engineer – SwaggerHub 

• Development of new features and capabilities in collaboration with an international team of developers, testers, UX designers and product managers.
• Gaining exposure to cutting-edge development technology.
• Tech stack: JavaScript, Node.js, Java , Kubernetes, Linux, Github Actions

Product intro:

SwaggerHub is an integrated API development platform aimed at teams using the Swagger framework to design, build, document and deploy APIs.  SwaggerHub enables collaboration and coordination through the entire API lifecycle with integrations to engineer favorite toolsets such as, AWS, GitHub, Apigee as well as other SmartBear products. 

Go to our product page if you want to know more about SwaggerHub.
You can even have a free trial to check it out 😊

About the role:

As a Junior Backend Engineer you will be working on an international team that is primarily responsible for the delivery of SwaggerHub to On-Premise customers on Kubernetes.

• Implementing new functionality in close cooperation with stakeholders.
• Build well designed, clean applications with solid technical foundations.
• Participate in design and code reviews, develop, debug, or modify source code and unit tests.
• Create and maintain technical and support documentation.
• Assist the Support Team in troubleshooting and resolving customer installation and management issues.

We are looking for you if you have:

• 1-2 years of experience in software engineering in JavaScript/Node.js or Java
• Experience with or knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm for container orchestration and deployment
• Experience working with or knowledge of Linux-based VMs and shell scripting
• Knowledge of design patterns and performance best practices.
• BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related domains
• English on at least B2 level.

Why you should join the SmartBear crew:

• You can grow your career at every level.
• We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work, collaborate, and have fun.
• We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.
• We are guided by a People and Culture organization - an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically – the whole person.
• We celebrate our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.

Did you know

• Our main goal at SmartBear is to make our technology-driven world a better place.
• SmartBear is committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility, promoting good in all the communities we serve.
• SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, MA with offices across the world including Galway - Ireland, Bath - UK, Wroclaw - Poland and Bangalore - India.
• We’ve won major industry(product and company) awards including B2B Innovators Award, Content Marketing Association, IntellyX Digital Innovator and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.

SmartBear is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for employees where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that reflects a diversity of thought and experience as well as our values of being smart, open, driven, accountable, and curious.