Backend Developer

Smarp
Helsinki, Finland
Roles:
Backend
Must-have skills:
NoSQLSQL
One of skills:
GoJavaPython
Nice-to-have skills:
GraphQLKafka
Considering candidates from:
Worldwide
Work arrangement: Onsite
Industry: Software Development
Language: English
Level: Senior
Required experience: 5+ years
Relocation: Paid
Visa support: Provided
Size: 201 - 500 employees
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Backend Developer

Smarp
Helsinki, Finland
Smarp is a leading employee communication, advocacy and engagement SaaS provider with operations in Helsinki, Atlanta and London with more than 70 full-time team members.
At the moment the company is looking for a Backend Developer to join the team. Currently, they are developing their back-end with Golang, but it can be learned quite fast with different kind of technical backgrounds so no need to stress if it's not yet the biggest strength. This means that in the future there might be more flexibility regarding the technical stack in the team. 

Must have skills: 
  • 6+ years as a backend developer;
  • Golang experience, but if not then knowledge for example of Java, Python etc would be a good foundation for learning Go;
  • Expertise in Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services;
  • SQL and NoSQL databases;
  • Clean coding habits;
  • Are familiar and have experience with at least one of these buzzwords (preferably with more/all): Kafka/event sourcing, microservices, cloud hosting services;
  • Fluent English. 
Nice to have skills: 
  • Interest in Unit testing;
  • Experience with TD;
  • An attitude to become more of a full-stack developer or DevOps;
  • Relevant education degree;
  • Architectural understanding;
  • Experience working in a Scrum environment.