Back End Web Engineer

Back End Web Engineer | Prague

About the role:

Rapid7 is seeking a skilled and collaborative Back-End Software Engineer to join our growing Web Development & Experience team. This team plays a pivotal role in advancing Rapid7's digital strategy by delivering high-quality web experiences to customers and prospects. This is a hybrid role based out of our Prague office.

The ideal candidate is an experienced back-end web developer, is passionate about building robust technical solutions, solving complex system and business challenges, and creating exceptional digital experiences while working in a fast-paced environment. 

Join us to help shape the future of Rapid7's digital presence and drive impactful web experiences on a modern technology stack.

Our Tech Stack:
JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Jenkins, AWS, and ContentStack CMS

About the Team

Within Rapid7's Marketing Department, the Web Development & Experience team plays a vital role in building and maintaining www.rapid7.com, our primary marketing website, and docs.rapid7.com, our product documentation platform. These sites are critical digital touchpoints for our customers and prospects, serving as key resources in their journey with Rapid7.

As part of our commitment to innovation and delivering exceptional digital experiences, Rapid7 is continuing to grow the Web Development team in our Prague office. This expansion is focused on rebuilding our flagship marketing website on a modernized marketing technology stack, a core business priority that will enable the execution of an ambitious and evolving digital strategy developed by our global marketing teams.

In this role you will:

• Build and Maintain Back-End Services: Develop, maintain, and support back-end systems by writing clean, efficient, and reliable code following best practices and internal requirements.

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with front-end developers, QA engineers, web producers, and content managers to deliver seamless solutions as well as the broader corporate IT and development functions.

• Drive Design and Development: Actively contribute to the design and planning of new features, playing a key role throughout the development process.

• Full Project Participation: Engage in all project phases, including requirements gathering, data modeling, development, and deployment.

• Communicate Technical Solutions: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions, simplifying complex concepts for non-technical audiences.

• Take Ownership: Independently estimate, manage, and complete assigned tasks while maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency.

The skills you’ll bring include:

• 3-5 years of experience with backend development on web sites/applications in JavaScript/TypeScript.

• 2+ years of experience with a headless content management system (e.g. ContentStack or Contentful).

• Comfortable implementing and interacting with REST web services.

• Experience with DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines etc.) and version control (git).

• Independence and autonomy on given tasks within an agile development environment.

• Solid communicator with excellent written and verbal English communication skills both within the team and cross functionally.

Nice to have:

• Experience with GraphQL.

• Production experience with Docker and AWS.

• Good understanding of current front end web technologies

About Rapid7

At Rapid7, our vision is to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by harnessing our collective expertise and passion to challenge what’s possible and drive extraordinary impact. We’re building a dynamic and collaborative workplace where new ideas are welcome.

Protecting 11,000+ customers against bad actors and threats means we’re continuing to push the envelope - just like we’ve been doing for the past 20 years. If you’re ready to solve some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity, we’re ready to help you take command of your career. Join us.

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