backend engineer for marketplace
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Summary
Backend engineer at Wheely (premium chauffeur/ride-hailing platform) writing Go microservices, migrating legacy services, and optimizing latency and reliability under heavy load alongside product, design, and data science teams. Office-based in West London four days a week, salary from £90,000 with visa sponsorship.
Описание: Wheely provides premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East, combining technology with five-star chauffeuring for more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts. It is a profitable, fast-growing scale-up that has raised $43M and generates over $100M in annual revenue.
Задачи
- Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go
- Implement new microservices and help responsibly manage the migration away from legacy services
- Work with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs
- Keep systems responsive under heavy load by optimizing latency and reliability
Требования
- 3+ Years of experience building and maintaining scalable backend services
- 5+ years for senior candidates
- Strong engineering fundamentals
- candidates may interview in their strongest language if they do not know Go
- In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis
- Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
- Upper-Intermediate (B2) English proficiency or higher
Условия
- Salary starting from £90,000
- Employee stock options plan
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Life and critical illness cover
- Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
- Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Professional development stipend
- Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance
- Office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice