Senior Backend Software Engineer
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Senior Backend Software Engineer, [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]
Company: [Employer hidden]
Location: London (Remote from UK)
Salary: £80-140k + Equity
Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: Expert
About the Role
We are looking for a backend software engineer to work on the query and formula computation engine that powers our solution, providing an "Excel on Steroids" for our client's financial data. Our Engineering team is responsible for developing our SaaS platform and building a comprehensive and user-friendly product. [Employer hidden] engineers participate in the entire application development lifecycle, focusing on design, coding, and keeping the production platform up and running. They can be specialized, but there is no strict separation between the backend and the frontend. We value user-centricity and pragmatism: we choose the most relevant tools for the problem we have to solve, understanding the strengths and constraints of each technology. Our engineering culture also values curiosity, humility, trust, ownership and team spirit.
Who you are
- More than knowledge of a specific language or framework, we are looking for great software engineering skills: ability to translate functional requirements into an elegant and simple design, and then deliver the code
- We are also looking for engineers who understand the product and the customer's needs in detail and can suggest innovative ideas: in the end, it's all about delivering value to end users
- Experiences as a software engineer working on a product in production
- Proven experience designing object oriented software with languages such as C#, Java, C++, Golang, Rust, Python or Ruby (this list is not exhaustive)
- Great team spirit with a problem-solving attitude
- A good dose of humility and the willingness to grow (no matter your seniority!)
Technical Stack
- C# on .NET Core Linux
- React
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Google Cloud Platform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- RabbitMQ
- Circle CI
Company Benefits
- Healthcare including dental
- Brand new offices in the heart of Paris, London (Liverpool Street), New York and Toronto
- One company offsite every year in Paris
- Generous maternity (16 weeks full pay) /paternity leave (5 weeks full pay + 4 weeks half time work but fully paid)
- 50% home work stipend covered by [Employer hidden]
- Free Lunches
- Monthly office socials. Quarterly team socials
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