Software Developer - Data Platform & Distributed Systems

5 months ago

Crawley, United Kingdom or Houston, TX, USAMid Level

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices.
Build robust APIs and backend services integrating with databases, messaging systems, and caching layers.
Design efficient data models and query patterns for high-volume read/write workloads.
Analyse and optimise application and database performance.
Contribute to containerisation, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes deployments.
Support event-driven architectures using messaging and caching technologies.
Participate in system design and architecture discussions.
Ensure the reliability, observability, and performance of core services.

Proven experience building backend services and distributed systems.
Strong experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL.
Strong understanding of data modelling, indexing, and query optimisation.
Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka and caching technologies such as Redis.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong focus on scalability, performance, and maintainable code.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose complex issues.

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and a bonus scheme.
Hybrid and flexible working with up to two days at home.
Initial 22 days of annual leave, with future increases and a holiday buying and selling programme.
Company pension with a generous employer contribution.
Wellbeing Unmind app and flexible benefits with discount schemes.
Private medical and dental care programmes.
Cycle purchase scheme, bank holiday swapping, relaxed dress code, and social and reward events.
Learning Hub training programmes supporting technical, commercial, and personal development.

1,001-5,000 employees