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Senior Backend Engineer You will join a multi-disciplinary team as a back-end developer in a hybrid working setup. We use modern technologies in a microservices architecture. We take a data-driven, experimental, and Agile approach, using neural networks for personalized content, using daily multiplerollouts, A/B testing, and insights-driven feature development. What you'll do: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions. Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code using industry best practices. Help to improve work in all areas: coding, processes, testing, tools, collaboration. Mentor junior and mid-level developers. Who you are: You have experience in software development in online areas, with a big codebase and a large user base. At least 6+ years of full-time employment on large and distributed systems. You like and breathe Agile development, focus on delivering, and like to take an active role in improving how we work. Core Skills: Experience running large systems written in JVM languages like Java, Kotlin or preferably Scala. Experience in event-driven microservices architecture. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Experience running services in cloud environments like AWS or GCP. Experience with relational databases (like MySQL) and NoSQL (like Cassandra). Familiarity with designing REST apis. Familiarity with Agile Methodologies. Bonus Skills: Experience with Kafka, ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ, and Terraform. Familiarity with observability tools. Experience with Node.js. Other Skills: A user-first approach to development, thinking critically about how features will be used in real-world scenarios. Experience communicating proposals, status updates and solutions to colleagues, team members and collaborators. A drive to take an active role in projects, foster collaboration and ensure alignment with other teams. A commitment to learning, staying updated on industry trends, and exploring creative solutions.
