thought-machine - Back End Engineer

London, United Kingdom4w ago

In Office EMEA Banking Cloud Computing Backend Engineer Python AWS SQL NoSQL Kubernetes

Requirements

• Experience with either Python or Golang. • Experience in developing automated tests as an integral part of the development cycle. • Interest in working on client-facing projects, conducting scoping and defining deliverables. • Knowledge of banking / finance. • Experience with AWS or other cloud providers. • Familiar with databases (SQL or noSQL). • Experience with client/server software architectures & networking, or microservice architectures. • Experience using orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or Mesos.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and develop scalable, performant microservices using best practices. • Write automated unit tests, integrate tests, etc. • Interfacing with other engineering teams to ensure that features are added in a structured and coherent way. • Managing and debugging your deployments from testing environments all the way to production. • Translating customer requirements into trackable tickets.

Benefits

• Pension plan (match up to 5%) • Life insurance - three times annual salary • Competitive maternity (six months fully paid) and paternity leave (four weeks fully paid) • Shared parental leave (matched to our maternity leave for the same point in time) • 25 days holiday and bank holidays • Flexible working hours • Cycle-to-work scheme • Electric car scheme • Season ticket loan • Access to outstanding learning materials and courses • Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine • All the latest tech you need • Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals • Huge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks • A talented and experienced team as your colleagues • An environment where we encourage learning and progress • Two charity days a year • Weekly food pop-up • We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence in their field and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't accurately match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.