Client:
It's the world’s #1 business messaging application is expanding its engineering team and is seeking an experienced Backend Developer, with research and data analysis skills, to help shape the future of business communications.

Every day we get to build an array of awesome systems at scale, including search, concurrency, content organization, real-time metrics, deployment, and event-driven, low-latency, concurrent apps. Our current systems are mostly built on Node.js.

We focus on fast, iterative development (over 200+ deployments just last month), and collaborative, interactive programming. Developers work within small cross-functional teams of 3-6 crew that rely on one another to champion their project goals and in setting their own priorities are expected to build and deploy applications quickly and iteratively.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain micro-service based solutions to meet business needs
Participate in architecture and software design brain-storming sessions
Utilize varying technologies to find the best solutions to problems
Participate in code review of fellow developers
Maintain coding standards and best practices

What we look for:

Excellent JavaScript knowledge (server-side Node.js preferred)
Experience in creating distributed, fault-tolerant systems
Experience using NoSQL databases (MongoDB / Cassandra / Elasticsearch or others)
Experience with TDD and test automation
Solid understanding of code versioning tools (Git)
Good command of English (written and spoken)

What is considered a benefit:

Academic background in computer science
3+ years of back end experience
Experience with Unix based systems
Experience writing real-time systems
Experience with Google Cloud platform (PubSub, Storage)
Experience with running containerized applications (Docker)
Experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)

We offer:

An international work environment in a rapidly growing organization
Professional growth through mentoring and courses
Competitive remuneration
Flexible work hours
Ability to work from home

We are a highly motivated, friendly, and globally distributed team. Our company has grown but we're still a small team, so everyone that delivers in their area can have and make a big impact, and there are career growth opportunities for our highest achievers.

Back end dev