Weekend Backend Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Work a Friday-Tuesday shift pattern, including the weekend
• ▹Develop highly scalable mobile internet backends for millions of users
• ▹Work with project managers and other developers to define the features and user stories for new or revised applications
• ▹Participate in code reviews so that each increment follows the original vision in the user story, the standard libraries and the architecture patterns
• ▹Respond to production support calls for quick diagnosis and repair
• ▹Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and retrospectives
• ▹Mentor less experienced team members

Requirements

• ▹Minimum of 3 years in a relevant role
• ▹Be based within Europe or Latin America
• ▹Strong experience with highly scalable web backends
• ▹Experience designing highly transactional systems
• ▹Advanced proficiency in Object Oriented Design and analysis
• ▹Advanced proficiency in non-functional software qualities such as resiliency and maintainability
• ▹Advanced proficiency in modern behavior-driven testing techniques
• ▹Deep understanding of microservices
• ▹Proficiency in SQL
• ▹Expert knowledge of application development with technologies such as RabbitMQ, MySQL and Redis
• ▹Strong experience with container and cloud solutions such as Docker, Kubernetes and AWS
• ▹Ability to work independently
• ▹Excellent communication skills in English

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data and iBATIS

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Remote-first company in pursuit of sustainability
• ▹Competitive salary plus quarterly individual performance-based bonuses
• ▹28 days paid annual leave
• ▹Core working hours 10am-3pm in your local time zone, flexible outside of them
• ▹Referral bonuses and flash bonuses
• ▹Top-of-the-line equipment
• ▹Annual company retreats for internal networking

About the company

Sporty Group runs a sports platform used millions of times a day. The system was written from scratch about three years ago, so the team works with the latest technology and no legacy code. Stability and robustness are the focus, backed by 24/7 team coverage.