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Junior Backend Engineer

Summary

Builds and maintains backend services for a global food-delivery platform, using cloud tools, CI/CD, and microservices to ensure scalable, reliable systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Designing and implementing the features which will be used across the global platform.
  • Collaborate within cross-functional, international teams to manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, driving holistic solutions.
  • Contributing to designing and evolving the system architecture to meet current needs and support future growth and technologies.
  • Enforcing coding standards and conducting thorough code reviews to maintain high-quality codebase. Implement automated testing frameworks to catch bugs early and ensure software reliability.
  • Good understanding and independent application of cloud environment, CI/CD, testing and validation.
  • Independently applies design patterns and best practices in reliability management (resiliency, autoscaling, monitoring, alerting).
  • Identifying and resolving complex technical issues in software and infrastructure, continuously optimising for performance and scalability.

What you need to be successful

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Minimum 1 year of working experience in backend development.
  • Practical experience with software architecture, design patterns, design principles, algorithms, and writing automated tests (unit, integration, and functional).
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture and patterns, aiding in the development of scalable and maintainable systems, is a strong plus.
  • Solid understanding of relational and distributed databases (normal forms, ACID, isolation levels, index anatomy & concepts of distributed databases).
  • Experience with the software development lifecycle and collaboration within cross-functional, international agile teams.
  • Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.

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