Senior EU Backend Engineer

 Sporty's sites are some of the most popular on the internet, consistently staying in Alexa's list of top websites for the countries they operate in


 



 In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing microservices in a distributed deployment environment with an emphasis on containerisation with Docker and K8S. You won’t just be writing simple CRUD applications, but instead will be working on the core logic of complex systems that are accessed millions of times a day. We wrote our system from scratch about 3 years ago, so you’ll be working with the latest technology and won’t have to worry about decades old legacy code.


 



 A willingness to work in Springboot is fine - as long as you are willing to learn and have demonstrable experience in an object-oriented programming language.


 



 



 Our Stack (we don't expect you to have all of these)


 



 Backend Application Framework: Spring Boot (Java Config + Embedded Tomcat)


 Micro Service Framework: Spring Cloud Dalston (Netflix Eureka + Netflix Zuul + Netflix Ribbon + Feign)


 Database Sharding Middleware: Lede Cetus


 Database: MySQL and MongoDB,Mybatis, Druid


 Public Cache: AWS ElastiCache + Redis


 Message Queue: Apache RocketMQ


 Distributed Scheduling: Dangdang Elastic Job


 Data Index and Search: ElasticSearchLog


 Real-time Visualization: ElasticSearch + Logstash + Kibana


 Business Monitoring: Graphite + Grafana


 Cluster Monitoring: AWS Cloudwatch


 Tasking: Elastic Job


 Server: Netty 


 



 Responsibilities


 



 Develop highly-scalable mobile internet backends for millions of users


 Work with Product Owners and other development team members to determine new features and user stories needed in new / revised applications or large/complex development projects


 Participate in code reviews with peers and managers to ensure that each increment adheres to original vision as described in the user story and all standard resource libraries and architecture patterns as appropriate


 Respond to support calls for applications in production for quick diagnosis and repair to keep things running smoothly for users


 Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives


 Mentoring less experienced team members 


 Potential On-Call responsibilities depending on team and tenure


 



 Requirements


 



 Minimum of 3+ Years within a relevant role


 Preferred experience in Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data and iBATIS


 Strong experience with highly-scalable web backends


 Experience designing highly transactional systems


 Advanced proficiency in Object Oriented Design (OOD) and analysis


 Advanced proficiency in application of analysis / design engineering functions


 Advanced proficiency in application of non-functional software qualities such as resiliency and maintainability


 Advanced proficiency in modern behavior-driven testing techniques


 Deep understanding of Microservices


 Proficient in SQL


 Expert knowledge of application development with technologies like RabbitMQ, MySQL, Redis etc


 Strong experience with container and cloud solutions such as Docker, Kubernetes and AWS Cloud


 An ability to work independently


 Excellent communication skills in English


 



 Benefits


 



 Quarterly and flash bonuses


 We have core hours of 10am-3pm in a local timezone, but flexible hours outside of this


 Top-of-the-line equipment


 Referral bonuses


 28 days paid annual leave


 Annual company retreat - we all went to Thailand & Dubai together in 2023 and we aim to have 2 more trips in 2024!


 Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation


 Payment via DEEL, a world class online wallet system 


 Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful


 Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members
 

 

 30 min HackerRank Test 


 Remote video screening + ID check with our Talent Acquisition Team 


 Remote video interview loop with 3 x Team Members (45 mins each)


 ID Check Via Zinc & 2 references from previous employers


 24-72 hour feedback loops throughout process