Back End Developer

Job Title: Software Engineer - Backend

Contract Duration: 6 months with potential for extension

Location: Remote - UK

Job Description:

This is a generalist mid-level backend position within the Ads Organization. Ads are the fuel that powers the client's mission. Technologies used on the team include:

Languages: Go, Python, Scala

Frameworks: Spark, Thrift, Kafka

Data stores: Postgres, BigQuery, Redis, Druid

Tools: Kubernetes, Airflow, Docker

Job responsibilities:

• You will work with the existing engineering team and help contribute to the direction of the project and team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement solutions
• Create and maintain APIs, rSpec testing suite, and middleware to facilitate data flow between systems
• Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging to identify and resolve integration issues
• Ensure compliance with security protocols and data privacy regulations during integration processes
• Troubleshoot and optimize application performance to provide optimal experience
• Ability to design maintainable database schemas and easy-to-understand data structures
• Ability to design technical solutions with little direction or guidance
• Engage in the team's organizational processes, such as planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews, to ensure effective collaboration and feedback
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages (Java, Scala, Go, C++, Python).
• Project Management: Support day-to-day project management tasks, including providing project updates and managing timelines.
• Problem Solving in Ambiguity: Tackle ambiguous problems with creativity and resourcefulness. Define and iterate on solutions in the face of incomplete information.
• Independent Drive: Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and drive initiatives forward with minimal supervision.

Bonus Points:

• Experience working in the Ads domain
• Experience or interest in the advertising business, and understanding customer needs
• Experience with prompt engineering, machine learning, or data science.