Senior Software Engineer - Node.js

olo; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior developer to design and implement solutions for complex challenges. You will own your code, manage services, and collaborate with a team to enhance systems and performance. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in development, strong skills in TypeScript and microservices, and a focus on customer needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years on-the-job development experience.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Microservices.
• Experience architecting end-to-end flows in a distributed application architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable but simple solutions to complex problems at scale.
• Own the code and services you deploy, and observe performance.
• Assess and resolve production incidents in managed components.

Skills

Typescript

Postgres

Elasticsearch

Redis

Microservices

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

What You'll Do

• Design and build reliable but simple solutions to complex problems at scale.
• Own the code and services you deploy, observe performance, and identify emerging problems.
• Assess and resolve production incidents that arise in the components your team manages.
• Help us scale to the next level of growth and reliability as we onboard new enterprise clients.
• Research and propose new technologies to apply.
• Look for diverse perspectives, and challenge business and technical assumptions.
• Provide constructive criticism in a way that builds the team's overall strength.

What We\'ll Expect From You

• 5+ years on-the-job development experience.
• Strong experience with any of or similar: , , Typescript, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redis, Microservices, distributed messaging systems, Kubernetes, Helm, CI/CD, etc.
• Experience with architecting and developing end-to-end flows in a distributed/microservices application architecture.
• Experience writing unit tests and testable code.
• Bias for working in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Empathy for customer needs and excellent communication of your understanding.