Job Description

Overview

RapidSpike is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. We are an award-winning tech startup working on cutting edge web monitoring for major brands around the world.

We are looking for a

full-time software engineer

to join our team. This is a challenging, varied role where you will quickly gain a great deal of experience as part of a fast-moving and exciting technology company.

Salary: 40-50k depending on experience.

Core Skills

OOP PHP (3 years +) AWS - EC2, RDS, Timestream, Lambda MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL Familiarity with RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling Commercial use of Git or similar Linux server administration Good understanding of common design patterns and principles

Bonus Experience/Skills

Experience with developing SaaS Cloud platforms Data Science, working with AIs, LLM, ML Experience working with internet monitoring, security, performance or automation tools - e.g. Google Lighthouse, WebpageTest, GTMetrics, Browserstack, Selenium etc Docker, Serverless Selenium automated testing Experience working with message queue and worker mechanisms

What will the role be like?

RapidSpike is a cloud-based monitoring system that utilises cutting-edge technology to deliver critical alerting and insights for some of the world's biggest companies. We are an agile and dynamic team committed to delivering excellence in web performance, security, and user experience monitoring.

The successful candidate will have the chance to be a key architect in designing and implementing an exciting new AI project and SaaS platform. The candidate will also help support our development team working on our existing cloud platform.

This role requires a creative problem-solver, someone who's a competent self-starter, and who has a good understanding of cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

AI-Led Project: Collaborate on an exciting new AI-led project, contributing to back-end development and ensuring seamless integration with backend services. Platform Maintenance: Maintain and enhance the current RapidSpike platform, ensuring it remains robust, scalable, and user-friendly. Collaborate: Work closely with product, customer and other developers to implement new features and improve existing ones. Code Quality and Best Practices: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while following best practices in web development. Stay Updated: Keep abreast of the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our solutions are current and competitive.

Working for RapidSpike

Our office is in Leeds city centre, 5 minutes walk from Leeds train station. We currently practise flexible distributed working with plenty of scope for home working (usually 3-4 days per week), along with assistance for setting up your home office environment.

Working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with core hours being 9am-5:30pm.

Details & Perks

Salary 40-50k, depending on experience 25 days holiday (with a loyalty bonus - increasing up to 28 days) Three "Well Being" days per year, to spend on personal development, charity work etc Your birthday off Hybrid-remote first working 37.5 hours per week, flexitime, with the option to finish earlier on Fridays Increasing responsibility for those who want it

No agencies please.

UK Work Authorisation is required.

Regretfully we are not supporting visa sponsorship at this time.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 40,000.00-50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Flexitime Health & wellbeing programme
Ability to commute/relocate:

Leeds LS1 2BH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?
Experience:

AWS: 1 year (required) PHP: 2 years (required)
Language:

English (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leeds LS1 2BH