Back End Developer

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing and recruiting firm seeks a Software Engineer - Backend for a 6-month remote role based in the UK. The position involves developing APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and overcoming challenges in the advertising domain. Candidates must have over 3 years of experience in software development, familiarity with various programming languages, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This opportunity offers the potential for extension based on performance and project needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose languages.
• Experience in project management and reporting.
• Comfortable with ambiguous problem-solving environments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project direction and team collaboration.
• Design, develop and implement software solutions.
• Create APIs and maintain testing suites.
• Analyze and troubleshoot system integration issues.

Skills

Problem Solving in Ambiguity

Proactive identification of opportunities

Team collaboration

API development

Database schema design

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Postgres

Airflow

Kafka

Job description

Job Title: Software Engineer - Backend

Contract Duration: 6 months with potential for extension

Location: Remote - UK

Job Description

This is a generalist mid-level backend position within the Ads Organization. Ads are the fuel that powers the client's mission. Technologies used on the team include:

Languages: Go, Python, Scala

Frameworks: Spark, Thrift, Kafka

Data stores: Postgres, BigQuery, Redis, Druid

Tools: Kubernetes, Airflow, Docker

Job responsibilities

• You will work with the existing engineering team and help contribute to the direction of the project and team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement solutions
• Create and maintain APIs, rSpec testing suite, and middleware to facilitate data flow between systems
• Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging to identify and resolve integration issues
• Ensure compliance with security protocols and data privacy regulations during integration processes
• Troubleshoot and optimize application performance to provide optimal experience
• Ability to design maintainable database schemas and easy-to-understand data structures
• Ability to design technical solutions with little direction and guidance
• Engage in the team's organizational processes, such as planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews, to ensure effective collaboration and feedback
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages (Java, Scala, Go, C++, Python).
• Project Management: Support day-to-day project management tasks, including providing project updates and managing timelines.
• Problem Solving in Ambiguity: Tackle ambiguous problems with creativity and resourcefulness. Define and iterate on solutions in the face of incomplete information.
• Independent Drive: Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and drive initiatives forward with minimal supervision.

Bonus Points

• Experience working in the Ads domain
• Experience or interest in the advertising business, and understanding customer needs
• Experience with prompt engineering, machine learning, or data science.