Back End Developer

Company overview:

Opportunity with a global retail and technology leader in the US, building innovative digital solutions that simplify everyday shopping for millions worldwide

Role overview:

We are looking for people who have a passion for Technology. You will

demonstrate experience of different platforms and technologies. We expect to

see some or all of the following:

⁃ 8+ Years professional experience as a backend Software Developer.

⁃ At least 5 years of experience in backend development using Javascript,

Typescript, Node.JS and related backend technologies, frameworks.

⁃ Exposure to a variety of JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as:

Next.JS, React.JS and testing using Jest, Mocha.JS, Cucumber etc.

⁃ Experience of using Node.js to create high traffic applications using

Express.js, Sails, Koa or similar.

⁃ Knowledge of microservices development and deployment in the cloud i.e.

Azure/AWS/GCP cloud.

⁃ Knowledge of virtualization, containerization and container orchestration

technologies like Docker, Kubernetes etc.

⁃ Ability to build high scale observable systems and exposure to tools like

New Relic, Data Dog, Splunk etc.

⁃ Experience with using and building REST API services.

⁃ Experience with usage of GraphQL, building GraphQL servers and GraphQL Federation technologies like Apollo Federation is preferred.

⁃ Knowledge of distributed messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ etc. is preferred.

⁃ Knowledge of distributed caching technologies like Redis.

⁃ A desire to write readable, maintainable, modular and extendable code.

⁃ Exposure to the DevOps model.

• Experience in Lean and Agile environments and understanding of principles behind methodologies such as: BDD, ATDD and TDD.

• Exposure to the usage of AI tools for software development.

What would you do here?

• Use your in-depth knowledge of JavaScript, Typescript, Node.JS, cloud

and the backend services ecosystem to develop, and deploy scalable backend

systems.

• Work with product managers to understand business/product

requirements.

• Translate requirements into tasks & code.

• Commit code early and often, demonstrating understanding of version

control & branching strategies.

• Automate everything by default.

• Write secure code by default.

• Write maintainable code and observe basic hygiene practices

• Implement relevant project instrumentation.

• Profile and optimise code.

• Apply understanding of cohesion and the SOLID principles to create well structured, maintainable software.

• Identify patterns in code and refactor the code towards them where it increases understanding and/or maintainability with minimal guidance.

• Produce test driven features in a specific programming language and demonstrate familiarity with the TDD development.

• Follow the best practices of continuous BDD/TDD/Performance/Security/Smoke testing.

• Support production systems, resolve incidents and perform root cause

analysis.

• Debug/find complex problems and support/maintain the software solution.

• Share knowledge with the wider engineering community.

• Mentor and develop others around you.

• Produce proof of concepts to evaluate new tools