Senior Software Engineer-2

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Job Title: Platform Engineer / Golang Developer

About the Role

As a Platform Engineer, you'll be at the core of our technology team, focusing on:

• Designing and developing services and APIs, primarily using Golang.
• Collaborating with various teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal user experience.
• Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive unit tests.
• Implementing and managing continuous deployment processes.
• Demonstrating team spirit and initiative in an independent R&D environment.
• Engaging in creative problem-solving and enjoying the process.
• Experience implementing best practices in regards to software security and vulnerability management

About You

We value agility and full-stack capabilities in our team. We're looking for individuals who exhibit the following competencies and attributes:

• Educational background in computer science, engineering, math, physics, IT, or related fields. Self-taught elite hackers are also welcome.
• Self-motivated, effective communicator, and capable of presenting and advocating for the team's work across different teams.
• A commitment to writing clean and high-quality code.
• Enthusiastic about learning, teaching, sparring, asking questions, and occasionally pair programming.
• Proficient in multiple programming languages; while our backends primarily use Golang, knowledge of Python, R, and JavaScript is advantageous.
• Skilled in using GIT for source code control.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools, such as CircleCI.
• Knowledge of relational databases, particularly Postgres and MariaDB.
• Experience with queue technologies like RabbitMQ or SQS.
• Familiarity with AWS services.
• Proficient in using Docker, Docker Compose and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of microservice architectures.
• Understanding of monorepo architectures.
• Proven experience in writing automated unit tests and integration tests.
• Proactive, positive, and resilient in challenging situations, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for team success.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong preference for collaborative teamwork.#LI-DS1

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We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

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We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

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