(Senior) Backend Engineer, Platform
8.0/10
Wheely
$60,000 – $90,000 USD
Office / on-site
mid
26 days ago
devtechGoPostgreSQLMongoDBRabbitMQRedisgRPCThriftAWSKubernetesTerraform
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Description
What you'll do
- •Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go.
- •Implement new microservices while helping us responsibly manage and migrate away from legacy services.
- •Work closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs.
- •Ensure our systems stay responsive under heavy load, optimising for both latency and reliability.
Conditions
- •Office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice.
- •Salary: £90,000 – £120,000.
- •Employee stock options plan.
- •Private medical and dental insurance.
- •Life and critical illness cover.
- •Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display.
- •Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys.
- •Cycle to Work scheme.
- •Professional development stipend.
- •Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance.
Requirements
- •3+ years of experience (5+ years for seniors) building and maintaining scalable backend services.
- •We use Go.
If you know it, great.
If not, we’ll interview you in your strongest language (Python, C++, Java, Ruby, etc.).
We hire for engineering fundamentals, not syntax.
- •In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) and experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
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