Senior Back End Engineer – Polyglot Part Time

Oliver Bernard

Senior Back End Engineer – Polyglot

Location: London, W6 9YA (Remote currently)

Salary: £80,000 – £100,000

Industry: Travel

Tech Stack: Go, Java, Python, Rust, HTTP, Linux, REST

Great opportunity for a talented Polyglot Engineer (Go, Java, REST, HTTP) to join an online travel site that is constantly transforming their platform as they place customer experience at the forefront of everything they do.

The Company –

Award winning travel company who offer billions of holiday combinations and are currently the fastest growing business in their field in the UK!

Clearly the travel industry has taken a severe hit due to COVID-19 but they have managed to remain competitive by prioritising customer experience and ensuring all trips have been rebooked/refunded swiftly and easily as well as providing competitive packages as travel in now opening up again.

The Role –

They are seeking a skilled Engineer (Go, Java, REST, HTTP) to join their Platform team that works on the core of the companies’ systems.

The successful candidate (Go, Java, REST, HTTP) will be a strong Back End Engineer who has commercial experience with a range of technologies. You will be responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of systems as well as participating in daily Agile processes and deploying to the cloud.

This is a great opportunity to work with a modern tech stack (Go, Java, REST, HTTP) within a company that doesn’t restrict on technology choices. You will be expected to hold strong CS skills (algorithms, data structures, performance etc.) in addition to the above.

Tech Stack –

• Go, Java, Python, Rust
• Docker, Kubernetes, Cloudwatch, Serverless, New Relic
• HTTP, REST
• CircleCI, GitOps, Buildkite
• AWS/GCP/Azure

The successful engineer will not be expected have experience of all of the above technologies (that would be seriously impressive!) but would be required to have a strong polyglot knowledge across the back end and a desire to learn new technologies.

Benefits –

• Competitive base salary with up to 20% bonus on offer
• Pension, private healthcare, life insurance
• Discounted gym membership, social events and parties
• Modern office set in the heart of London with great transport links, bars and restaurants
• Remote opportunity – following the passing of COVID-19, this role is expected to revert to a mixture of on-site and remote working.

If you are a skilled Engineer (Go, Java, REST, HTTP) who is interested in this role then please apply below and I will be in touch with more details.