Junior Back End Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or relevant field
• At least 2 years experience as a Java and Node.js developer
• Familiarity with common stacks such as MERN, MEAN, LAMP
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python, PHP) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache)
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail
• Great organizational skills
• An analytical mind