Backend Engineer

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Role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer (all levels) based in the Central Belt of Scotland to join our development team in delivering scalable and optimised software platforms for our clients and in-house projects. If you enjoy learning new technologies and be comfortable working across multiple projects, then this full-time position will offer significant opportunities for personal/professional development.

No development agencies or recruiters please. We already have great partners. This role is for an in-house backend developer/engineer only. Thank you.

Required/Essential Skills

• Commercial experience with Node.js and backend frameworks
• Proficient use of JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience in working with REST, GraphQL and integrating with external services/APIs
• Experience in DevOps using cloud platforms such (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc) and designing/implementing serverless applications/microservices
• Experience in using container management software/services (Docker, AWS Fargate/ECS, Kubernetes, etc)
• Good understanding and hands-on experience with databases (PostgreSQL, Elastic Search, DynamoDB, etc)
• Good understanding of common design patterns and data structures
• Excel in writing clean and maintainable code, following standards, and guidelines
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (version control, tooling, testing, etc.)

Optional/Beneficial Skills

• Working knowledge/experience of Python
• Good understanding of full-stack development
• Experience in setting up/using linting tools (e.g eslint, prettier)
• Experience in deployment and management of cloud infrastructure using IaC (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, etc)
• Working knowledge/experience in writing automated tests
• Ability to digest and estimate technical work based on requirements and communicate clearly with non-technical team members
• Willingness/desire to continuously learn new technologies/techniques

Benefits

• Flexible working times/hours
• Company pension scheme
• Remote work available (office in Glasgow available)
• Provision of development hardware
• Supporting online learning/training courses