Senior Fullstack Engineer — Modern Marketplace (Golang/Scala)

Sotheby's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier art and luxury company in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced software engineer proficient in Golang or Scala. The role involves shaping a modern marketplace experience, collaborating with diverse teams, and driving innovation in product development. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of industry experience, excellent communication skills, and a solid track record in distributed systems. This position offers a dynamic and multicultural work environment, making it a perfect fit for team players eager to take initiative.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry engineering experience.
• Expertise in distributed systems and writing microservices.
• Strong communication skills including active listening and feedback.
• Eager to learn new technologies and collaborate with others.
• Experience in writing, deploying, and running distributed systems.
• Expertise with Golang or Scala and modern front-end frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on product vision for modern marketplace experience.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to continuously ship features.
• Build and maintain tools for selling consigned inventory.
• Maintain internal and consumer-facing tools.
• Design and build elegant abstractions and robust APIs.
• Improve the end-to-end experience for internal products.

Skills

Golang

Scala

Microservices

React

Postgres

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Tools

Postgres

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

AWS

Job description

A premier art and luxury company in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced software engineer proficient in Golang or Scala. The role involves shaping a modern marketplace experience, collaborating with diverse teams, and driving innovation in product development. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of industry experience, excellent communication skills, and a solid track record in distributed systems. This position offers a dynamic and multicultural work environment, making it a perfect fit for team players eager to take initiative.