Senior Backend Developer
- Architectural Delivery: Designing and building end-to-end backend subsystems using Go, ensuring our codebases remain modular, maintainable, and built to scale.
- Quality & Security: Championing engineering excellence through constructive peer reviews and proactive defensive security measures.
- Technical Guidance & Testing Strategy: Guiding unit, integration, and service-level testing strategies while exploring and introducing fresh industry ideas to our practice.
- Consulting & Collaboration: Translating complex technical choices into clear, accessible language for client stakeholders and presenting confident, engaging solution demos.
- Mentorship & Practice Growth: Mentoring and coaching colleagues to support their growth, sharing lessons learned, and continuously enriching Waracle's collective knowledge.
- Balanced Delivery: Evaluating trade-offs thoughtfully between delivery pace and system health, taking shared accountability for successful feature launches.
- Core Backend Expertise: Proven hands-on experience building, scaling, and troubleshooting secure Go (Golang) systems and microservices in high-traffic environments.
- Polyglot Mindset: Experience working with at least one other major programming language, giving you the flexibility to contribute across varied tech stacks and architecture patterns.
- Cloud-Native Knowledge: Practical proficiency with Kubernetes and Helm to deploy and manage resilient, containerised applications.
- Agile Execution: Strong experience navigating full Agile delivery lifecycles, turning designs into clean code, and working with Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.
- Supportive Leadership: A passion for clean code, comprehensive testing, and uplifting colleagues through empathetic code reviews and ongoing mentorship.
- Thoughtful Problem Solving: The ability to weigh technical trade-offs, balancing feature momentum with long-term system maintainability and performance.
- Bonus if you have experience in Kubernetes, deployments with helm , Java Development, SQL databases and monitoring tools like SPLUNK
- First Hello: An informal chat with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner to talk about Waracle, what you want out of your next move, salary, benefits, and office hybrid working model.
- Craft Showcase: A chance to demonstrate your real-world expertise. Depending on the role, this will be a focused take-home task (capped at 2 3 hours to respect your time).
- Talking Impact: A collaborative deep dive into how you solve problems, work with others, and raise the bar, guided by our core values and competency framework.
- Rest & Recharge: You'll receive 27 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, totaling 35 days of holiday to unwind and pursue your passions.
- Financial Future & Security: Plan for retirement with our company-matched 5% pension contribution . For added peace of mind, we also offer a Death in Service benefit, providing 2 x your annual salary for your loved ones.
- Health & Wellness: Our Medicash Health Cash Plans help cover everyday healthcare costs, complemented by an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support, and Group Sickness Cover for peace of mind.
- Flexible Working: We champion hybrid working , providing a home office setup budget to ensure you're comfortable and productive wherever you are.
- Learning & Development: Invest in yourself with access to Udemy Business and a dedicated learning and development budget for continuous growth.
- Lifestyle Perks: Make the most of our Cycle to Work Scheme , and enjoy exclusive gym and retail discounts .
- Family First: Our enhanced parental leave policies include support for fertility journeys, recognising diverse family needs.
- Community & Connection: We foster a vibrant culture with regular fun meet-ups and lunch on us in the office once a month. You'll also have the opportunity to make a local impact through Spirit of Waracle, our initiative for getting involved in charitable causes locally , building strong team bonds and giving back.
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