Backend Engineer

Katowice

Backend Engineer
Katowice
NR REF.: 1145251


Your new company
For our client, an international company located in Katowice, we are looking for Backend Engineer.The person will join Polish research and development division, responsible for developing software for the IoT enterprise platform, solutions and custom projects with software designed, implemented, and tested in Katowice.

Your new role
You will join a cross-functional team of frontend, backend, and QA engineers. You will be responsible for developing IoT projects based on Microsoft Azure IoT services for the customers. You will build data streaming and storage infrastructure, services providing real business value, analytics workflows, and work on scalability and performance challenges. You will work with Azure Cloud services including but not limited to: IoTHub, Event Hub, Event Grid, Citus, Functions (serverless), Logic Apps, Digital Twins, Data Lake, Storage Account, Kubernetes.The company is looking for someone experienced in design and development of distributed cloud services with an understanding of performance, scalability, multithreading issues and desire to learn and experiment with new technology.Main tasks:
- Design, develop, and maintain IoT software (microservices, lambdas, analytics jobs).
- Take part in architectural and code reviews
- Help to design usable and clean APIs for our IoT services.
- Collaborate with colleagues internationally in an Agile environment.
- Guide other team members in handling more complex issues.
- Evaluate new technologies, ideas and approaches.
- Write unit, integration and system tests.
What you'll need to succeed
You will need profound knowledge of any backend technology (at least 3 years of experience) and willingness to learn Scala. Also, experience with server-side development, ideally on JVM platform and experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Redis). Moreover, experience in building RESTful APIs and working knowledge of Linux systems. Also, good understanding of multithreading concepts and good command of English.
Nice to have: experience with JVM programming languages, experience in distributed systems, experience with Kafka or other messaging middleware, experience with a data processing framework (such as Spark, Flink, or Kafka Streams), experience with Docker, Kubernetes, experience with cloud service providers (AWS, Azure), experience in data science or data engineering.


What you'll get in return
- Home office (during the pandemic), structured digital onboarding programme and flexible working hours
- Modern office located in Katowice city centre with a relaxation room, free coffee, snacks, and standing desks
- Multinational working environment - the working languages are Polish and English
- An extensive on-boarding period so you can get up to speed with the rest of the team
- A learning environment where you can build upon your skills and interests, share knowledge, and attend events and conferences pertaining to your discipline
- Free English classes
- Regular get-togethers, including sports events, seasonal parties, international trips and meetings
- Competitive salary
- Benefits package, including private health care, life insurance, and fitness passes
- Optional home office days (after the pandemic)
- Choose between a Mac, Windows, or a Linux machine
- Hands-on experience with cutting edge technology, space for research and exploration
- We offer the ability to work with the newest tech-stack and the most talented engineers in IoT industry!

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.