Full-Stack / GitOps Engineer

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build scalable services using Python, Golang, or Java and to develop schema-driven UIs from OpenAPI/JSON Schema.

The role includes configuring API gateways (Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront), adopting a GitOps delivery model with code-based changes and automated rollbacks, and using CLI tools to onboard and validate gateway configurations.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Golang, or Java for backend work.
• Experience building schema-driven UIs/services from OpenAPI/JSON Schema.
• Configuring Kong/Envoy/Akamai/CloudFront gateways.
• GitOps-based delivery with automated rollback on failure.
• CLI-driven workflows for gateway onboarding and configuration as code.
• Kong: plugins, consumers, upstreams, schema validation.
• Envoy/Envoy Gateway: routes, filters, configuration.
• Akamai/CloudFront: edge config incl. CDN/WAF/certs.
• Drift detection and reconciliation between Git and live systems.

Skills

Backend languages

Schema-driven UIs

API gateway config

GitOps delivery

CLI workflows

Tools

Kong API Gateway

Envoy Proxy

Akamai / CloudFront

Job description

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Backend engineering: Proficiency in one or more backend languages Python, Golang, or Java.
• Schema-driven experiences: Experience building dynamic, schema-driven UIs and services from structured contracts such as the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) or JSON Schema.
• API gateway configuration: Professional experience configuring API gateways - Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront including routes, services, upstreams, and plugins.
• GitOps model: Hands‑on experience with GitOps‑based delivery - author intent → PR → validate → merge → reconcile — with automated rollback on failure.
• CLI & code‑editor tooling: Comfort with CLI‑driven and code‑editor‑based workflows for gateway onboarding - authoring, validating, and committing configuration directly as code.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Kong: Deep, hands‑on experience with Kong API Gateway (plugins, consumers, upstreams, schema validation).
• Envoy: Hands‑on experience with Envoy Proxy or Envoy Gateway (routes, filters, and configuration).
• Akamai / CloudFront: Familiarity with edge configuration (CDN, WAF, GTM, certificates, property versioning/activation).
• Config reconciliation & drift: Experience building drift detection and desired‑state reconciliation between Git and live systems.