Backend Engineer in Headway

Headway is an EdTech startup that creates microlearning products. It is included in the GSV 150 list of the world's most influential companies transforming digital learning and specialist skills.

The company is also on the list of 50 top startups in Europe with the highest potential to become a "unicorn" within two years, according to market research by GP Bullhound in 2023 and 2024.

The company was established in 2019. In 5 years, it grew from 3 to more than 300 people in the team and opened offices in Kyiv, Warsaw, Nicosia and London.

Headway products help develop 100+ million people in the world through concise formats of educational content: samaras, courses, games, infographics.

Headway is Ukrainians who work for victory and launch initiatives to help their country. More details here.

The core of our achievements and the main value is the team. We believe in people, shared values ​​and that the brave always find happiness.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join the team, who wants to influence the product and develop EdTech applications together with the team.

Stack: Golang, Google Functions, Firestore, Google Pub/Sub, Terraform

Why it's interesting:

• You will be able to use modern tools and independently decide which technologies to apply.

• We work in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility.

• Your decisions and ideas will actively influence the business. You will participate in team discussions, solving product problems, developing infrastructure and creating new features.

• Exchange of experience with the developers of our Headway team and other friendly projects.

What to do:

• Together with the team, seek and implement ideas to improve the product and its stability.

• Develop and maintain the existing code base.

• Find a balance between stable technical solutions and speed

• Constantly learn, develop and use advanced technologies..

• Communicate with team members about modernizing development approaches in the product.

We are looking for you if:

• You have more than 1 year of experience working with Golang .

• You know how to cover the code with tests.

• You want to take responsibility and influence the product.

• You orient yourself in tasks without clear requirements in the fast-paced atmosphere of a startup. We experiment a lot and often don't know how our ideas will work. So you need to be able to offer your solutions and adapt to the situation.

• You separate the values ​​of the command ( SELECT ).

What we offer:

Professional and personal growth

• Access to the corporate knowledge base and professional community from the first day of cooperation.

• Personal development plan.

• Compensation for learning English, studying at external trainings, seminars and courses, as well as Business and Management School for employees.

• Lectures on psychology, culture, literature, history, info-hygiene, in order to comprehensively develop together.

Your health is important to us

• Medical insurance.

• Corporate doctor and massage in the office.

Our Kyiv office is open 24/7 with all safety and health measures in place. We also have offices in Warsaw, Nicosia and London.

Corporate vacations

Twice a year, we all go on a one-week paid vacation together to rest and recharge our batteries.