Junior Backend Developer

Join ABBYY and be part of a team that celebrates your unique work style. With flexible work options, a supportive team, and rewards that reflect your value, you can focus on what matters most - driving your growth, while fueling ours.

Our commitment to respect, transparency, and simplicity means you can trust us to always choose to do the right thing.

As a trusted partner for purpose-built AI and intelligent automation, we solve highly complex problems for our enterprise customers and put their information to work to transform the way they do business. Over 10,000 customers trust ABBYY, including many Fortune 500 ones. You will work on further developing a portfolio already containing client names such as DHL, Johnson & Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and H&R BLOCK.

About the Role  

As a Junior Backend Developer at ABBYY, you will join a feature team focused on building and maintaining scalable backend services that power enterprise-grade intelligent automation solutions. This entry-level role is ideal for someone with strong fundamentals who is eager to grow quickly through hands-on development, mentorship, and real-world production experience. 

You will contribute to customer-facing features from day one while learning modern backend, cloud, and AI-assisted development practices. 

Key Responsibilities  

Feature Development & Learning  

• Implement small, well-defined backend features and bug fixes under the guidance of senior engineers 

• Write clean, maintainable code using C# (.NET) and/or Node.js/TypeScript 

• Participate in code reviews to learn engineering best practices and gradually take on reviewer responsibilities 

Platform & Cloud Exposure  

• Learn containerized development using Docker and service orchestration with Kubernetes 

• Gain hands-on exposure to AWS and Azure cloud services through guided tasks and pair programming 

• Develop foundational knowledge of serverless and edge computing using Cloudflare Workers 

Collaboration & Communication  

• Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives 

• Communicate progress clearly and proactively raise blockers 

• Contribute to documentation, internal tools, and test coverage improvements 

Qualifications  

Required  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience (e.g., bootcamp or self-directed learning with a portfolio) 

• Basic proficiency in at least one backend language (C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript) 

• Understanding of core software engineering concepts (OOP, data structures, algorithms) 

• Familiarity with Git and basic command-line usage 

• Strong curiosity, growth mindset, and collaborative attitude 

• Professional communication skills in English 

• Openness to learning and using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) 

Preferred  

• Academic or personal projects involving REST APIs or backend services 

• Exposure to cloud platforms, containers, Kubernetes, or serverless technologies 

• Familiarity with SQL databases and HTTP fundamentals 

Salary Range:  

The anticipated base salary range for this position is between 8,160,000 HUF and 11,040,000 HUF. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location and relevant experience, education, certifications, and seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. There is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis. 

Here are some of our local benefits:  

• Medical benefits after 90 days 

• SZÉP Card allowance for recreational activities 

• Volunteering Time Off (VTO) 

• Company paid sick time up to 10 days per year 

Join ABBYY, and you will:

Love how you work

• We provide remote and hybrid working options to fit all lifestyles.
• We use flexible hours across most of our teams to allow you to find your own definition of balance.
• Encouraging a culture of giving, we provide two paid volunteering days off every year so you can take time to contribute to the causes you care about.
• To ensure your family is cared for, we offer paid parental leave in all our locations.

Love whom you work with

• We are a global team of 600+ colleagues, spread across 15 countries on four continents.
• With colleagues representing 30+ nationalities, our workforce reflects the world.
• Innovation and excellence run through our veins. Our teams gather the expertise which has garnered ABBYY more than 140 technology patents.
• We are guided by the values of respect, transparency, and simplicity.
• "Team Environment" is in the top three highest-scoring drivers of engagement across all of our departments.

Love what you work on

• We are a company with more than 35 years of experience in the technology market;
• Over 10,000 customers trust ABBYY, including many Fortune 500 ones, with names such as DHL, Johnson & Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and H&R BLOCK;
• We have modernized the capture market by creating the first low-code/no-code IDP platform.
• Our Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision Technologies, and a marketplace built with AI, can transform any document in any process;
• Top Analyst firms recognize ABBYY's market leadership, including Gartner, Everest PEAK Matrix ® Assessment, ISG Intelligent Automation Lens, and NelsonHall, amongst others.

ABBYY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, check out the careers section on our website.