Backend Software Engineer

Gradle is the build tool of choice for millions of developers around the globe and is the official build tool for Android applications. Developing Gradle is a dynamic and demanding engineering challenge, with the reward of significant industry impact and collaboration with some of the world's best software teams.

Our software is used by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, Airbnb, Spotify, Twitter, and Atlassian. We regularly collaborate with these and other users to make our products continuously better., We are committed and skilled software engineers, product designers, and marketing experts who are passionate about developer productivity. We take pride in delivering products that are relied upon daily by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Spotify, Twitter, and Atlassian.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace with a global multicultural team that learns from and respects each other. We are committed to advancing diversity and inclusion forward by investing resources in company-wide inclusion trainings, improving recruitment processes and contributing to groups that are committed to advancing racial/social justice and equality.

Gradle is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Ihre Aufgaben

Designing and implementing innovative and technically challenging solutions Delivering new features and bug fixes Optimizing performance and/or improving ease of use Doing user research, outreach, and support Applying new developments in real-world Gradle builds and plugins, Anywhere in the world with working conditions that allow for seamless collaboration with your colleagues through email, chat, and video streaming While our team works remotely and is spread across the globe, we deeply value daily interactions and collaboration.

Ihr Profil

We are looking for a passionate engineer with a demonstrated ability to efficiently deliver and maintain robust and useful software based solutions, as part of a collaborative team., 5 years of software development experience Experience programming in Java Ability to debug, profile, and optimize code Understanding of modern software development techniques and practices Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English, Experience developing and maintaining Gradle builds Experience programming in Kotlin or Groovy Experience contributing to open-source projects

What we value Passion for making other software engineers more productive Strong customer and community focus Delivering useful high-quality solutions Pragmatism in execution and getting things done Open communication and respect for each other

Wir bieten Ihnen

Close collaboration with experienced and dedicated peer engineers and the opportunity to learn from them regardless of your experience level Opportunities for growth in technical and leadership responsibilities In-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite, team meetings, and onboardings Work from home in a remote-first environment Competitive salaries and equity grants

Benefits & Perks A focus on learning and development - Gradle offers an annual learning and development stipend and a monthly company-wide Learning Day, where we encourage all team members to focus on their professional development for the day A hardware package that includes a laptop, monitor, other peripheral hardware, and a home office stipend to make sure you are fully set up to work remotely Generous paid time off Paid public holidays Volunteer Day - We offer up to 8 hours of paid work time each year for team members to give back to their local communities