Backend Engineer Apprentice

Job Description

Fetch is seeking a Backend Engineering Apprentice to enhance the shopping experience. The apprentice will work within a small, multi-functional team, collaborating with engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists. This role involves tackling challenging problems and developing scalable solutions.Fetch emphasizes innovation, adaptability, and data-driven decision-making in its engineering philosophy. Engineers thrive in complex environments, focusing on impactful results while maintaining high technical standards.Role Involves:

• Building high-performance backend services.
• Integrating with data stores, message queues, and mobile/web platforms.
• Designing and developing scalable solutions.
• Collaborating within a multi-functional team.

Requirements:

• Experience coding in one or more high-level languages (e.g., Go, Java, Python, Node.js).
• Solid foundation of functional and/or object-oriented programming.
• Experience with relational and consistent databases (MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL).
• Experience with test writing and quality assurance methodologies.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts and adapt to changing priorities.

Fetch Offers:

• Equity in Fetch.
• 401k match up to 4%.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, including pet insurance.
• $10,000 per year in education reimbursement.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Flexible PTO and 9 paid holidays.
• 20 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 14 weeks for secondary caregivers.
• $2,000 incentive for new parents.
• Flexible work environment with options to work in Madison, Birmingham, or Chicago, or fully remotely from anywhere in the US.