Job Overview
As a Junior Backend Engineer, you will be working with the team designing, building, and maintaining scalable, high-performance backend systems that power InfoSum's data collaboration platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams, to help deliver robust and efficient solutions. This role requires a keen interest in backend development, system architecture, and database management, with a focus on performance, security, and reliability.
Core Responsibilities
- Investigate production issues across Go micro services and Python data pipelines. Use logs, tracing and AI powered tools to investigate and patch quickly.
- Build and test code (mainly Go) for platform enhancements. Write unit and integration tests, participate in peer reviews and pair programming sessions.
- Share learnings via demos and documentation.
- Understand and comply with InfoSum's security and privacy policies, and be attentive to information security at all times in the performance of duties.
Requirements
- 1 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Working knowledge of at least one of Go or Python and willingness to learn the other languages including TypeScript.
- Solid grasp of Git, REST, and basic cloud/Linux fundamentals.
- Curiosity and the confidence to ask questions in a fast moving team.
- Understand and comply with InfoSum's security and privacy policies, and be attentive to information security at all times in the performance of duties.
Nice to Haves
- Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, or Terraform.
- Experience with observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).
- Familiarity with Postgres.
- Interest in data privacy, AdTech/MarTech or large scale data processing.
- Familiarity with Kafka, gRPC or Apache Spark.
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience and performance.
- 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) + a day off for your birthday + 2 volunteering days.
- Private medical insurance.
- Life assurance - 4x your base salary.
- Corporate discounts and mental wellbeing support, including a top of line EAP.
- Salary sacrifice schemes with employer contribution.
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Share Parental Leave.
- Monthly socials, 4 pm finishes on Fridays and 3 pm Friday finishes during June, July, and August, and 3 extra days off during the Christmas holidays.