Backend Engineer — Monetization Squad (Apprenticeship)
Hi there! 👋
🐼 About us
WeWard is the app that rewards you for walking and turns everyday steps into real-life rewards, connections, & positive impact!
Our mission is to help people move more, feel better, and make movement meaningful.
Today, we are trusted by 25M+ users worldwide, with a fast-growing, international team and offices in Paris and New York.
Our ambition is to build the world’s leading movement-and-rewards platform, scaling globally while using technology, data, and smart incentives to drive lasting behavior change and wellbeing at scale.
🎯 About the role
Seniority level: Apprenticeship / Junior — no professional experience required, strong interest in backend engineering and eagerness to learn on a large-scale system
Context of the search:
WeWard is entering an exciting new phase of growth, evolving far beyond a simple step counter with several ambitious initiatives on the horizon. You’ll be joining the Monetization squad, where you’ll play a key role in building our game offerwall provider mediation engine.
You will report to Ivan, our Engineering Manager on the Monetization squad.
Main missions (day-to-day):
Contribute to developing reliable, maintainable backend code (APIs, scripts, processing), pairing with senior engineers
Take part in A/B tests to measure the impact of shipped features
Contribute to end-to-end projects, with support on scoping and production release
Build skills in code optimization and identifying bottlenecks
Tech stack:
Mainly Python (Flask) and Postgres — the drive to learn how to design scalable architecture matters more than prior mastery of a specific language.
Expectations for the role:
Genuine technical curiosity and eagerness to learn on a large-scale product
Growing autonomy, with rigor in the code you produce
Ability to ask questions, challenge ideas, and propose new ones (Test & Learn mindset)
Good interpersonal skills to collaborate with PMs and other engineers in the squad
Currently enrolled in a relevant program (engineering school, computer science, or equivalent) on an apprenticeship track
Why this role is particularly great:
Accelerated learning on a large-scale consumer product (30M+ users) — rare for an apprenticeship
Real autonomy and responsibility from day one, with close mentorship (Valentin + Monetization squad)
Test & Learn culture: 10+ production deployments a week, direct exposure to the impact of your work
Great working conditions: office in central Paris, 2 days of remote work per week, learning & dev budget
Recruitment process:
30-min technical chat with Ivan, future manager, to dive into the role and missions
A case study followed by a 1-hour debrief with the team
Office tour to meet the team
if it's a match... welcome to the adventure 🐼
Our commitments
🏆 SUCCEED — You’ll join a team of passionate people who share values of ambition and determination
🤝 TRUST — We give you real autonomy, trusting you to reach your goals in your own way
⛏️ EXPLORE — You’ll grow in a culture that’s constantly evolving and curious about what’s next
📈 PROGRESS — We’ll support you through challenges, learn from mistakes, and move forward together
😁 SMILE — And every day, you’ll be part of a fun and positive environment where humor is always welcome
- Département
- Tech
- Locations
- Paris Office
- Employment type
- Apprenticeship