Senior Back-end Engineer - strong background in data engineer

Fabriq is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with a strong background in data engineer and/or data science. We have built many prototypes of features based on LLMs, but to build their production-scale counterpart, we want to
make sure to do things well. This is why we expect more people with data experience to join us.

This position is a launching pad for leadership responsibilities in Fabriq’s product department, as more of our product starts to rely on data.

About Fabriq

Today, about 1 in 6 jobs is in the manufacturing sector, but a vast majority of factories provide outdated tools (paper, whiteboard, spoken voice) to the shop floor. This leads to low operational efficiency and low workforce engagement.
Our mission is to empower and engage this workforce across Europe and the world. We aim to bridge the technological divides and contribute to industrial re-shoring. This is why we are building fabriq, an intuitive, shopfloor-ready app (web and mobile) to:

• Save time and solve operational issues faster 🏃‍♀️

• Collaborate on complex issues 🤝

• Build and use an operational knowledge base 📚

• Track performance and detect issues early 📊

Fabriq was founded in 2019 by two seasoned entrepreneurs, Octave Lapeyronie and François Déchelette. It is generating very good traction on its market and is currently live on 150+ production sites in 23 countries. A Series A was closed in May 2022.

The stack

The Fabriq web application is a typical single-page-application, in Vue.js, backed by a REST API.
On the back end, the REST API is historically implemented with a Django server, running on AWS. We are however in the process of revamping the stack and the infrastructure. Our goal is to implement services with TypeScript and Serverless technologies.
Specifically, the new stack relies on Cloudflare Workers (with Deno locally) and Fauna. We are on the bleeding edge, and frequently have access to beta features from both Cloudflare and Fauna. We made this bet on Serverless in order to have top performance all over the world, minimize operations, and provide a great developer experience.
We are also big on observability. We heavily use Honeycomb and Sentry, which are game changers to understand what goes on at scale.
Our coding style in TypeScript is inspired from Data Oriented Programming.

To apply for this job, you must have:

• A strong experience as a back-end software engineer

• A strong experience working with TypeScript on the backend

• Some experience in data engineering or data science.

• Strong convictions about how your work should be done.

• Significant knowledge of how to design scalable and secure APIs

• Some familiarity with the software craftsmanship culture

• Some knowledge of agile and lean

• The ability to share your knowledge

• The ability to make others better

• The ability to work in English

We also appreciate if you have any of the following:

• Some knowledge of Cloudflare Workers, Deno, or Fauna

• An experience as a undefined or as part of a Platform team

• Some familiarity with Data-Oriented Programming

• If you fit these requirements, and if you are curious, autonomous, and eager to collaborate, we want to work with you!

Screening - 30 min

• Goal: test the compatibility between the desire of the candidate and the need of Fabriq

• Presentation of the company, current issues, and work environment

• Gathering of information on the candidate’s availability, desires, and salary

• Examples of questions that may be asked: Why do you want to leave your current company? What would make you want to join us? What would not make you want to join us? Do you have any career development plans? And how can Fabriq help in your career?

Technical test - 120 min

• Goal: test the candidate’s technical skills

• Before the meeting: the candidate selects products and screens on these products that he/she likes

• During the meeting: the candidate explains his/her choices and then implements on of the selected screens during a pair programming session

Team interview - 60min

• Goal: test the person’s ability to integrate into the team, to work in a team, to explain his/her knowledge

Meet the CEO (x2) - 45 minutes

• Goal: Present the company’s vision, the candidate shares his/her final questions and salary expectations