About &why
We started &why believing that we could do things better by asking why, by caring a lot, by being courageous, by being fast. It's our philosophy to create the best possible products.
We believe in creating products that are impactful and timeless. We know that’s a challenge in today’s digital domain.
Compiled from our experiences across building a digital platform for KKL Luzern, scaling to millions of monthly visitors with FreeNow, compiling French-German history into bite-sized content, and driving early adoption of AI Agents with B-Lab, we are building our own tech platform as a baseline for all our projects.
What we value
- Taking ownership - proactive people are the most successful at &why. Prioritize hard and make sure you focus your energy on what's most valuable for our customers and the company, then take ownership of making it happen.
- Moving fast - today, across many projects, we deliver the most impact when we move fast and maintain a high bar for quality. It improves retention and accelerates word-of-mouth growth.
- Making big contributions - at &why we are constantly seeking new challenges, from building (serious) games to exploring new frontiers in digital storytelling. We are all about acting fast, innovating, and iterating.
About our engineering team
Our goal is to become one of the leading engineering teams in the agency space. We have a set of shared engineering practices to move fast, and maintain a high-bar for quality.
- You will be working across one of our cross-functional project teams
- You will be leading projects from conceptualization to deployment and maintenance
- You will be working directly with our customers
- You will shape our engineering practices, and communicate them to other teams and our customers
Requirements
- You have built production-grade web applications with Next.js, React and Typescript
- You have built production-grade backend services with relevant technologies (Typescript, Python, or similar)
- You have experience in deploying, maintaining, and monitoring distributed applications
- You have strong communication skills. We document everything
Nice to have
- You have experience with Vercel, and one of the large cloud-hosting providers
- You have experience with Content Management Systems
- You have worked on multiple projects simultaneously, for example in an agency
If this sounds like what you’d love to be doing, we can’t wait to hear from you. If you’re not sure that you exactly fit the above criteria, get in touch anyway. Alignment with our values is just as important as experience! 🙏
Weve been in this business long enough to know: our own experience is just as important as our clients. That means healthy working hours, a team that has your back, and strong processes that allow you to focus on shipping great work. Enjoy regular remote and on-site team events, including our legendary pizza party. And finally, be part of a project that lasts - shape our future actively and expand our culture.
We believe perks should enhance your life, not just your work. Thats why we offer flexible working hours, including the option for 4/5 day weeks, and the freedom to work remotely up to three days a week. Need a change of scenery? Enjoy up to two months of workation within the EU. Into sports? Get a subsidized gym membership, a Job-Rad or free yoga classes in the Munich office every Monday. Its all about giving you the balance and support you need to thrive.
P.S.: yes, of course, we have those free drinks and fruits too ;)
