BackEnd Developer

Overview

Company name: Parcel Tracker | HQ Location: London, Greater London | Website | LinkedIn

Role: BackEnd Developer

• Salary: $40k
• Experience: 4+  years
• Location: Remote
• Type: Full-time

What you'll do:

You will bring expertise to the backend team, working on the design and implementation of new features which require high scalability. You will also be involved in the development of integrations with our customers’ systems and internal tools used by the support and sales team.

Responsibilities:

1. Technical Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of scalable .NET and SQL Server solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and best practices.
2. Collaborative Architecture: Work with cross-functional teams to define system architecture and design patterns, providing insights for robust, maintainable solutions.
3. Code Development and Review: Write clean, maintainable code and conduct code reviews to uphold quality standards. Mentor junior team members.
4. Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks, optimizing application scalability and responsiveness.
5. CI/CD Implementation: Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
6. Data Management: Design and optimize database structures and queries for efficient data storage and retrieval.
7. Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor system health, implement logging and alerting mechanisms, and proactively address issues.
8. Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create technical documentation and facilitate knowledge sharing sessions to disseminate best practices.
9. Technology Evaluation: Stay updated on emerging technologies, evaluate their potential adoption, and advocate for innovation.
10. Customer-Centric Focus: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather feedback and deliver solutions that meet customer needs and drive business outcomes.

Requirements:

1. Proficient in .NET framework
2. Strong command of SQL Server, including database design, optimization, and query performance tuning
3. Extensive experience architecting scalable systems, demonstrating the ability to design robust, high-performance solutions that can handle increasing loads gracefully
4. Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes for building modular, scalable applications
5. Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and their complexities, with the ability to choose the most appropriate ones for different scenarios

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Proven experience in building CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery processes and ensure continuous integration and deployment
2. Solid understanding of full-text search mechanisms and technologies, enabling efficient information retrieval from large datasets
3. Knowledge of distributed systems architecture and best practices for building fault-tolerant and resilient applications
4. Familiarity with Terraform and Azure, leveraging infrastructure as code principles to provision and manage cloud resources efficiently

Non-Technical Competencies:

1. Ability to work autonomously and not too proud to ask for help
2. Proficient in English communication, both written and verbal, to effectively interact with team members and stakeholders
3. Capable of making informed, forward-thinking design decisions that consider long-term implications and scalability
4. Ownership of own work and reliable person
5. Availability for at least 5 hours of overlap with UK working hours (9 am-6 pm UTC), ensuring effective communication and coordination with the team

A Little About You:

1. You’re a team player, trustworthy, and fun to be around
2. Enjoys learning and improving their skills
3. Can bring expertise and critical thinking to solve problems
4. Self-motivated
5. Listens and asks questions

About us

Parcel Tracker is leading the wave in next-generation logistics and parcel management software. We’ve rapidly grown from a bootstrapped start-up into a well-funded company logging over 5 Million parcels a year through our flagship product.

Our goal is to become a leader in everything parcels, be it for businesses or consumers. Every parcel ordered should be tracked and logged through our systems! Deepfinity is a small company of under 10 people. We've recently experienced an impressive surge in sales, and as we continue to grow, our tech team is in need of a talented individual to spearhead the unification of our existing mobile app into a seamless, innovative experience.

Founder/Recruiter profiles:

Arthur Zargaryan