Cloud-Native Distributed Systems Engineer - Data Platform

Viridiengroup; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Highly attractive bonus scheme

Hybrid working model

22 days annual leave plus flexible program

Company pension with employer contribution

Wellbeing app for mental health

Flexible benefits platform

Regular social events

Cycle purchase scheme

Flexible medical and dental care

Job summary

A leading technology company in Crawley is seeking a Software Developer specializing in Data Platform and Distributed Systems. The role involves designing and developing a microservices-based platform and working with technologies such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and Kubernetes. Applicants should have significant experience in backend services and be knowledgeable in data modelling and performance optimization. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and various employee benefits including a wellness app and a generous leave policy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building backend services and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, indexing, and query optimisation.
• Experience with messaging systems and caching technologies.
• Strong focus on scalability, performance, and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices.
• Build robust APIs and backend services interacting with databases.
• Design efficient data models and analyze application performance.
• Contribute to containerisation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in architecture discussions for core services.

Skills

Backend services development

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Golang

Problem-solving

Job description

A leading technology company in Crawley is seeking a Software Developer specializing in Data Platform and Distributed Systems. The role involves designing and developing a microservices-based platform and working with technologies such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and Kubernetes. Applicants should have significant experience in backend services and be knowledgeable in data modelling and performance optimization. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and various employee benefits including a wellness app and a generous leave policy.