Software Engineer (Backend)

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition specialist for a 6 months contract. This mid-level backend position involves working with engineering teams, creating APIs, and managing projects. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of software development experience in languages such as Go and Python, alongside an independent drive to tackle complex problems. Insights into the advertising business will be beneficial. This role focuses on collaboration and technical solutions, ensuring compliance and optimizing performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience in general purpose programming languages.
• Experience with project management tasks and managing timelines.
• Ability to tackle ambiguous problems creatively.

Responsibilities

• Work with the engineering team to contribute to project direction.
• Design and implement technical solutions with cross-functional collaboration.
• Create and maintain APIs and middleware for data flow.
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot integration issues.

Skills

Software development experience

Problem-solving

Project management

Creativity

Independent drive

Tools

Go

Python

Scala

Java

Job description

Senior Talent Acquisition at HireTalent Inc.

Location: United Kingdom

Type: 6 Months Contract

Job Description: This is a generalist mid-level backend position within the Ads Organization.

Technologies used on the team include:

• Languages: Go, Python, Scala

Job responsibilities:

• You will work with the existing engineering team and help contribute to the direction of the projection and team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement solutions
• Create and maintain APIs, rSpec testing suite, and middleware to facilitate data flow between systems
• Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging to identify and resolve integration issues
• Ensure compliance with security protocols and data privacy regulations during integration processes
• Troubleshoot and optimize application performance to provide optimal experience
• Ability to design maintainable database schemas and easy-to-understand data structures
• Ability to design technical solutions with little direction or guidance
• Engage in the team's organizational processes, such as planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews, to ensure effective collaboration and feedback
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Java, Scala, Go, C++, Python).
• Project Management: Support day-to-day project management tasks, including providing project updates and managing timelines.
• Problem Solving in Ambiguity: Tackle ambiguous problems with creativity and resourcefulness. Define and iterate on solutions in the face of incomplete information.
• Independent Drive: Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and drive initiatives forward with minimal supervision.

Bonus Points:

• Experience working in the Ads domain
• Experience or interest in the advertising business and understanding customer needs
• Experience with prompt engineering, machine learning or data science.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology, Project Management, and General Business

Industries

Social Networking Platforms, Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, and Conservation Programs