Junior Software Engineer

Junior Backend Engineer Bootcamp

• R&D
• Haifa

Plus500 is a world-leading online trading platform with hundreds of thousands of active users placing millions of trades a month.

Our mission is to disrupt the age-old trade markets by building digital technologies that make trading around the world accessible and more efficient.

Join us at Plus500, where we are committed to nurturing the next generation of software engineers through our Junior Backend Engineer Bootcamp. This intensive program is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to become a proficient software backend engineer within our company.

What to Expect - The Role

We are looking for highly motivated junior engineers who are eager to learn and grow within our team. This bootcamp will provide you with hands-on experience and training in creating high-scale, distributed backend systems.

You will develop solid software engineering skills, excellent interpersonal communication, extreme ownership, and the ability to accept and give meaningful technical feedback.

Key Learning Areas:

• Designing architecture and writing robust, maintainable code
• Maintaining and improving existing functionality, and developing new features
• Working as part of a Scrum-Agile cross-functional team
• Collaborating with front-end engineers, quality engineers, product managers, and more

During the bootcamp, you will contribute to projects that scale novel functionality to a wide user base, ensuring you gain real-world experience in a supportive environment.

What You’ll Do - Responsibilities

• Learn to design and build scalable, high-availability mission-critical systems and APIs
• Gain hands-on experience with cloud-native microservices and distributed, asynchronous messaging
• Solve technical challenges related to performance, fault-tolerance, security, and live production issues
• Collaborate closely with product, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to practice full-cycle development
• Develop frameworks and languages like C# in .NET.

What You’ll Bring - Requirements

• Recent graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and practices, with an understanding of their application in software development.
• Basic understanding of writing optimized SQL and working with various data stores.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and a keen interest in scalable web applications or messaging systems.
• Good communication skills and a proactive attitude towards learning and problem-solving.
• Available to begin full-time employment on October 27, 2024.

Compensation and Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Plus employee, you are eligible for the following benefits:

• Yearly Bonus and RSU grants based on performance
• Online\On-Site Courses, attend public conferences, and many other growth and learning opportunities.
• Health Insurance
• Gym, Pilates, Yoga, and others
• Cibus\10Bis
• Tickets to our sponsored team's games
• Social events

Where you'll be

• The bootcamp will be conducted at our Matam, Haifa R&D Center, from Sunday to Thursday.
• The employee will work full-time from the office location.