Founding Backend Developer

Founding Backend

• Permanent
• Offices are in Gothenburg and London
• Salary + Share Options
• Cannot offer visa sponsorship

A very early stage API-driven start-up based in Sweden is looking for a Founding Backend Developer with a can-do attitude. Their goal is to reduce product waste.

Their MVP has been established and but now they are looking to redesign and rebuild the platform which will be focused on elevated performance, security and scalability.

The Role:

As a Founding Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, maintaining and securing their infrastructure and products to drive connectivity. You should have a deep understanding of distributed systems, algorithms, mass data processing, API products, and best with ERP integrations.

• Design, develop and maintain scalable and high-performance distribution systems in production.
• Take an active role in coding and architectural decisions.
• Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability, security, and scalability.
• Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other key stakeholders.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Develop and implement observability and monitoring solutions to ensure exceptional reliability and quality across products and integrations.

Experience:

• At least 6 years of engineering experience.
• Worked on API-driven products at an API-led company.
• Strong Python, Golang and C#.
• Worked at a start-up.
• Worked with infrastructures and cloud providers such as GCP and AWS.
• Full proficiency building and managing databases in PostgresSQL, NoSQL and Analytical Databases.
• Deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency and parallel processing technologies.
• A thorough understanding of engineering best practices from appropriate testing paradigms to effective peer code reviews.
• [+] Familiarity with React and JavaScript.

Please submit CV in English to find out more.