Global discount retailer with 1,000+ stores across 44 markets
Flying Tiger Copenhagen operates a 5,000+ person retail organization spanning 44 countries, currently modernizing backend infrastructure around microservices (Django, Spring Boot, Node.js) and cloud-native architectures while scaling franchise operations. The hiring profile skews heavily finance (5 of 14 open roles) with senior-level dominance, signaling operational complexity around multi-market expansion, year-end closing, and finance data organization — core pain points visible in their project roadmap.
Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a privately held discount retailer founded in 1995, now operating over 1,000 stores across 44 markets with a global e-commerce presence. The company serves customers seeking affordable home goods, gifts, and lifestyle products. Operationally, they manage a complex multi-market store footprint alongside direct franchise expansion and digital channels. Current engineering work centers on microservices modernization and cloud adoption to support scaling finance operations, data infrastructure, and store readiness across their international footprint.
Core stack: Python, Django, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, TypeScript, SQL, MongoDB. Cloud infrastructure on Azure (including Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps). Analytics via Streamlit. Office tools: Excel, Jira, Microsoft Office.
Primary focus: year-end closing automation, finance department modernization, microservices architecture (MACH principles), and franchise store expansion readiness. Also modernizing engineering tools and processes.
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