Staff Software Engineer

Behind the user-friendly iOS and Android apps and webpage that work across the world is the engineering team.  We are in charge of creating, developing, improving, and maintaining all Fever services so that more people can have an amazing experience. 

About the role

What are we looking for:

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join Fever with outstanding software development talent proven by great work results/experience. Somebody that cares about code quality and not just get things done, but get things done right.

What would you do at Fever?

• Define and drive long-term engineering vision and strategy in collaboration with other team members.
• Lead and execute large-scale engineering projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and technical excellence.
• Plan and implement architectural strategies to support future scalability and business needs.
• Coordinate and drive high-impact initiatives by working closely with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Temporarily embed in product teams to solve complex architectural challenges and improve execution.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers at all levels, inspiring continuous improvement and innovation.
• Ensure best practices, code quality, and development efficiency through reviews and technical leadership.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies to keep the company at the forefront of engineering advancements.

 

On your first month in Fever:

• You will get familiar with Fever’s tech stack, infrastructure and overall architecture.
• You will understand Fever’s business, long term vision and short term strategy
• You will attend several of the Fever Original’s experiences like Candlelight.

After 3 months in Fever:

• You will be able to come up with solutions to new difficult problems, defining the solution from the architecture design to its implementation.
• You will continue creating production grade solutions to handle high levels of traffic and supporting future requirements, while keeping Fever’s stack at the top of industry standard for quality and efficiency.
• You will participate in some of the hackdays or hackathons we organise with other teams, and you will mostly know everybody from engineering and leadership.

On your 6th month in Fever:

• You will have responsibilities over different parts of the systems, analysing the usage from the users and evolving the platform to meet the user’s needs.
• You will own the technical roadmap of part of our org and, through the help of others, bring that roadmap to reality.
• You will enable our architecture to support Fever’s growth
• You will mentor other senior team members through code reviews, sessions of architecture design and pair programming.
• You will participate in some of the team buildings we organise for your team or the whole engineering team.
• You will have led ambitious initiatives to bring our vision to reality

About you

Must have skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years in software engineering roles within agile environments, including 3+ years in technical leadership.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, best practices, testing, and distributed systems.
• Experience designing scalable systems, networking, resilience, and migrating monoliths to microservices.
• Ability to deliver code from development to production while ensuring high-quality engineering solutions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence technical teams.
• High autonomy and a proactive mindset for identifying and solving problems with a bias for action.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to thrive in collaborative environments.
• Growth mindset, adaptability to change, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Empathetic, inclusive, and curious attitude with a passion for making a positive impact on millions of people through technology.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken).

We use these technologies, so it would be a plus if you have experience in:

• Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI)
• PostgreSQL, DynamoDB or Redis.
• Kafka (and still some RabbitMQ)
• DDD and clean architectures, mostly hexagonal architectures.
• AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform.

Benefits & Perks

• Opportunity to have a real impact in a high-growth global category leader
• 40% discount on all Fever events and experiences
• Home office friendly (Madrid)
• Relocation package for international candidates
• Responsibility from day one and professional and personal growth
• Great work environment with a young, international team of talented people to work with!
• Health insurance and other benefits such as Flexible remuneration with a 100% tax exemption through Cobee.
• English Lessons
• Gympass Membership
• Possibility to receive in advance part of your salary by Payflow.
• Attractive compensation package consisting of base salary and the potential to earn a significant bonus for top performance and Stock Options.

About the process

Fever aims to provide the best-fastest possible experience to our candidates. This is how it would look like:

• Talent Interview - 45 min: An intro to Fever, our culture and a conversation about technical topics such as concurrency and best practices.
• Team Interview - 1.5h: A discussion around code design and system design. Expect live scenarios.
• Engineering Manager Interview - 1h: A deep dive into your technical expertise and your opportunity to ask anything you need to know about your day to day at Fever. 
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