WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
- Collaborate with a dynamic team to design, develop, and implement robust backend solutions.
- Build, optimize, and maintain efficient and scalable backend systems that meet performance and quality standards.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by actively participating in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
- Develop, maintain, and improve documentation for both code and processes to ensure smooth collaboration within the team.
- Proactively identify bottlenecks, bugs, and performance issues, and devise solutions to these problems.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS POSITION?
- Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology - Hold a BS or MSc. degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent industry qualification.
- Have at least 5+ years of backend development experience in cloud or non-cloud systems with 3 years as a Senior.
- Passion for Products - Show a genuine compassion for products and software.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment - Have some experience setting up CI/CD pipelines for backend systems.
- Excellent Communication - Possess excellent communication skills and a willingness to build new teams and create new organizational structures in the start-up ecosystem.
- Some basic familiarity with functional programming, node/typescript, or DevOps.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
- Familiarity with AWS Lambdas and serverless technologies
- Familiarity with AWS CloudFormation
- A strong Testing and QA mindset, curiosity to understand the big picture and end-to-end workflows, and desire to improve all the internal processes
- Demonstrated ability to analyze business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
- Strong understanding of secure coding practices and the ability to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Proven experience collaborating with security teams and communicating security-related findings to development teams.