Back End Developer

  • Paris
  • Full-Time
  • Start Date: 01 April 2025
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About

Feels in 3 Key Points

  1. Feels is a fast-growing mobile app redefining online dating with a Strictly Under 30 experience.

  2. Join a small (10 people) and super talented team that launched in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

  3. Work closely with our CTO, developers, and Product team to build the future of online dating.

Job Description

Your Role

You'll play a key role in developing and improving Feels by:

  • Building new features

  • Developing and optimising our APIs

  • Improving our recommendation algorithm

  • Strengthening our moderation system

  • Contribute to backend infrastructure evolution

  • Collaborating closely with mobile developers

  • Contributing to product strategy, feature conception, and innovation in online dating

Tech Stack

  • Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Postgresql, Redis, socket.io

  • Frontend: React Native, TypeScript, RTK, Redux Saga

  • Infrastructure: GCP, Kubernetes (GKE), Cloud SQL, Cloudflare

  • Ops: Gitlab with self hosted runners, Docker, Fastlane

Work Environment

  • Our main office is in central Paris with a small, tight-knit team of six.

  • Remote work is totally fine - we’re open to fully remote positions.

  • We regularly meet up to connect and have fun together.

  • English is mandatory and is our main communication language

Preferred Experience

Who We’re Looking For

  • Excellent back-end programming skills (5+ years experience)

  • Experience building APIs

  • Familiarity with services & technologies used in our Stack

  • Experience working on projects with heavy load (thousands of daily users)

  • Experience in system performance and scalability

Nice to have

  • Infrastructure and DevOps skills (K8s, GCP, Docker…) are a big plus

  • Ability to write tests and improve coverage

  • Interest in frontend development, attention to detail, and mobile best practices

Recruitment Process

1) Chat with our CPO – Get to know each other, learn more about Feels, more context about the mission

2) Tech Interview with our CTO and Lead Backend Developer – Deep dive into backend development with a technical test and questions

3) Quick call with other(s) member(s) of the team

Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Full-Time
  • Start Date: 01 April 2025
  • Location: Paris
  • Experience: > 5 years
  • Possible full remote
  • Salary: between 50000€ and 65000€ / year