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Back-end/Full-stack Developer

Back-end/Full-stack Developer

  • CZK 90–140K
  • On-site, Hybrid
  • Prague
  • Full-time
  • Updated at 03. 07. 2025

Bookbot is a recommerce platform that operates in 7 countries, ships books to 40 countries and has already sold over 10 million books. Every day we sell around 25 000 books and receive a little bit more. We're among the top 10 fastest-growing tech startups in the CEE region.

Sounds exciting? Take a look at the position and join us in conquering the European book market!

We’re looking for a Fullstack/Backend Developer

Are you an experienced Fullstack - Backend Developer who enjoys building new features, improving existing ones, and getting involved in exciting projects that influence an innovative business? Then you're the one we’re looking for!

What you’ll be doing:

  • Developing new features for our re-commerce platform.
  • One current project is improving book tags to make book searches more efficient, as well as constantly enhancing user profiles, wish lists, alerts, and shopping carts. In the future, we plan to add features like community elements, recommendations.
  • We are looking for developers who are not afraid to bring new ideas and actively contribute to the innovation of our product.
  • Our developers are not mere code monkeys. We value discussion and continuous feedback loops. We're not afraid to reassess and choose a new approach during the development process. Join us in designing solutions, setting priorities, and participating in code reviews.

Tech Stack:

  • Languages & Frameworks: Typescript (Next.js + AdonisJS), MySQL, Redis, Manticore, Kafka.
  • Infrastructure: We run everything on Kubernetes in AWS.
  • Legacy parts of the system are technologically mixed (mainly PHP), but when we interfere with them, we gradually rewrite them into Typescript.

How we work:

  • We run two-week sprints and review our backlog twice a week.
  • We have daily short stand-ups, and once a week we meet for Backend Tech and Frontend Tech meetings. Every two weeks, we dive into technical discussions for new features.
  • .Our office is at Kolbenova metro station, and while you can work from home occasionally, Wednesdays are mandatory in-office days for the entire team.
  • We dedicate time to technical debt and code clean-up.
  • Our team currently consists of 20 members (19 developers + CTO).

What we offer:

  • Collaborate with awesome people like Designer Štěpán, internal systems guru Simon, and CTO David
  • Listen to a podcast with David (CTO) & Simon to get an even better understanding of how our development team works and what we’re currently tackling.
  • Everything we create is tailored in-house, meaning there’s a wide variety of problems to solve and endless opportunities to learn and create.
  • You’ll see the results of your work immediately—when we rework or optimize a process, it typically has visible positive effects, not just on the website but also in the warehouse, shipping, customer support, or intake. If something goes wrong, you'll hear about it within minutes!
  • An amazing opportunity to have a significant impact on the future of Knihobot, and to grow with us exponentially.
  • Multisport card, budget for professional development.
  • Employee discounts on buying and selling books, plus partner discounts.
  • Option to gain ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) and have a financial stake in the company’s success.
  • An informal environment and a pragmatic approach to getting things done.
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