Hey there!! It is good to see you interested in our open position for the role of Software Engineer.
Time is valuable, so we will not jibber jabber about ourselves. Rather you can read about us at your own leisure at
Saltside.
Nerd facts
People come in many different shapes, and we are open to everyone.
At Saltside, who you are is important - but never limiting. Our team represents people of different origin, sex, religion and beliefs.
Our mission is simple;
- Our job is to build the easiest listing platform for buying, selling and recruiting.
- We sell increased exposure on our platform, with minimal manual involvement from us
- We want to offer our employees a fantastic place to work
Whether you have an academic background or just a lot of experience is less important to us, what we are interested in is someone with learning mindset ready for new challenges.
Since we are a fully remote company, all the interviews for this role will be over a video call.
Wearing the hat of a Software Engineer
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be expected to:
- Design high quality components in Golang/Ruby with clean, tested code.
- Integrate AWS technologies to achieve high scale and reliability.
- Lead architecture, design, and develop features and solutions with high quality.
- Review and contribute to the team specifications and implementations.
- Design and implement Backend Services for front-end consumption.
- Take ownership of code base and contribute to its improvement.
- Practice continuous delivery & improvements at all levels.
Necessary Skills & Experience
The following are necessary to be successful in this role:
- You must have 3+ years of backend development experience (Ruby/Go preferred but other backgrounds are acceptable).
- A solid foundation in computer science (data structures, algorithms, design patterns).
- Experience building large-scale server applications/services (RESTful APIs, SOA principles).
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL preferably MongoDB & DynamoDB.
- Experience with Test Driven Development/Unit Testing.
- Experience with any cloud service provider.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with others in a remote environment.
- Experience working in an Agile Team is a plus.
Will be added advantage if you have:
- Experience with Elastic Search.
- Experience with Kafka.
- Experience with gRPC.
- Experience with ELK stack.
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline (e.g. Buildkite) and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with one or more of the following might help, but even if you do not, do apply if you think you’re right for the job!
Why join us:
- 100% remote work and flexible hours.
- Inclusive, diverse, and supportive team culture.
- Opportunities for professional growth and learning.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
Interview Rounds:
Round 1: HR screening call (15 mins)
Round 2: Technical Video call (1 hour)
Round 3: Technical Video call (1 hour)
Round 4: Managerial Video call (1 hour)
Round 5: HR Round (45 mins)
