Job Description

Backend Developer

Location: This role is available in our Manchester office. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

Due to increased demand from our client base of retailers and fashion brands, we are looking for talented developers to join the development team based in our Manchester office.

This is a great opportunity for a developer who thrives on delivering success, loves to see their work providing a tangible ROI in the commercial world, and has a keen interest in the future of retail technology.

Working in our development team, you will be involved in developing and maintaining our MESH Services, microservices, and API for internal and external developers, with a primary focus on executing an API-first strategy. You will have the chance to display your work on a global stage, helping to bring new and innovative omni-channel features and products to our Tier 1 retail clients, and to extend our microservices, and build new ones, to power digital customer experiences for brands.

You will have a collaborative attitude that embraces colleagues, clients and other vendors in order to deliver the very best retail experiences using leading technology.

Additional responsibilities:

Software development and design for the MESH Services and API Working with the development lead to help define and execute the MESH Services and API strategy To ensure that the technical integrity and quality of the APIs are maintained across their lifetime, contributing to the development of any technical changes being proposed To provide platform-specific knowledge and technical expertise to the broader support teams

Requirements

A sound understanding of object-oriented software construction Experience with Golang The ability to describe and debate technical concepts fluently An appreciation of necessary complexity, and the ability to grasp it A hatred of unnecessary complexity, and the skills to destroy it A thirst for knowledge and a tenacious attitude towards delivery Knowledge of cloud computing services, particularly AWS Experience building, deploying, and managing microservices, using technologies such as NodeJS, Golang, Serverless, and Terraform Using and building APIs, with some understanding of REST best practices Some prior knowledge of GraphQL and how to interact with its schemas

Bonus Points for

Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Computer Science Automated testing Payment Gateways Knowledge of eCommerce platforms and their ecosystems, ideally Shopify Experience of OAuth 2.0

About the Company

At One iota we build digital customer experiences for brands. A key part of the company is our MESH Services and set of microservices, which our frontends plug into via a RESTful API interface. We build interactive digital experiences using technology including touchscreens and cameras, and we're always trying out new technologies such as RFID, frameworks like Flutter, and exploring how we can build upon and improve our apps and services. We also build native apps, so we can connect the omnichannel customer journey, and a set of dashboards and tools our clients can use to manage these experiences. Our clients are leading retailers and brands, both in the UK and internationally, who we form close partnerships with.

No agencies please

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension On-site parking Private medical insurance Sick pay Work from home
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester, M40 5BJ