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Staff Software Engineer

Realtime Recruitment
Ireland · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Backend

We are seeking experienced Staff Cloud Backend Engineers to design, build, and optimize backend services for our cloud-based applications. This role requires expertise in cloud-native architectures and scalable backend systems.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design, technical discussions and deployment of scalable backend services and APIs.
  • Architect and implement microservices and serverless solutions using languages like Go.
  • Optimize performance, resolve bottlenecks, and ensure reliability.
  • Implement security best practices, including encryption and secure API development.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of backend development experience.
  • Experience with architecture, design, and development – must have experience of the whole life cycle of the product – ground up. Experience building event-driven microservices-based architecture – using Kafka or similar - knowing how to build a horizontally scalable distributed system.Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).Proficiency in backend programming languages (Go, Java, Scala, Rust).Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Strong fundamentals in database systems, SQL DB or No SQL DB - experience dealing with large volumes of data.Expertise in RESTful and GraphQL APIs.



Candidates must be based in Dublin for a hybrid role (3x times a week in the office).

Key Skills

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Posted
Nov 05, 2024
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Dublin

Industries

Technology Information Media Software Development

Categories

Information Technology Engineering

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