The Challenge

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing innovative solutions that address the right business challenges. You'll lead by example, leveraging your deep technical expertise and forward-thinking approach to navigate complex problems and drive the project towards success. Embracing our culture of pair programming, you'll collaborate closely with your peers to foster knowledge sharing and collective growth. Your decisions will not only reflect immediate needs but also consider future scalability and cost-efficiency, standing firmly behind the choices made.

We are embarking on an exciting journey to build and launch a groundbreaking product from within the established framework of the wider TradeByte company.

Our project embodies a "you build it, you run it" mentality, encouraging ownership and proactive engagement with the products we create.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, efficient solutions that meet business requirements and are forward-compatible.
• Manage our AWS-based infrastructure, adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) principles via Terraform to ensure robustness and scalability.
• Champion best practices in software development, including continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) using Jenkins (subject to change).
• Engage in proactive problem-solving, addressing both current challenges and anticipating future needs.
• Work within a distributed, highly experienced team, contributing to a culture of excellence, mutual respect, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain and evolve our tech stack, ensuring it aligns with our goals and industry standards.

What were looking for

• Extensive experience in software development, particularly with Java, Spring Boot, and Angular (knowledge of React is a plus as we transition in the near future).
• Proficient with AWS and managing infrastructure with a deep understanding of IaaC using Terraform.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, EMR, MySQL, and Grafana.
• Familiarity with Jenkins for CI/CD processes, with openness to adapting new technologies as needed.
• Bonus: Experience with PHP and ETL processes for analytics.