Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs & Services

Fortinet; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop server-side applications and APIs for their FortiDLP platform. This role involves implementing new functionalities, maintaining existing features, and ensuring code quality. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in software engineering, preferably with skills in Golang and familiarity with databases. Join a collaborative team where communication and engineering standards are paramount.

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of software engineering experience.
• Direct experience in backend development concepts.
• Experience with micro-service architecture and Cloud computing environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement new capabilities within the FortiDLP server-side services.
• Maintain and improve existing functionalities of the FortiDLP platform.
• Contribute to code, tests, and code review.

Skills

Strong programming skills

Experience in Golang

Familiarity with computer science fundamentals

Backend development concepts

Experience with high-volume data pipelines

Tools

Elasticsearch

Postgres

Job description

A leading cybersecurity company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop server-side applications and APIs for their FortiDLP platform. This role involves implementing new functionalities, maintaining existing features, and ensuring code quality. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in software engineering, preferably with skills in Golang and familiarity with databases. Join a collaborative team where communication and engineering standards are paramount.