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AlphaSights

Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

RemoteBrazil, United Kingdom only
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Role
Backend
Experience
Senior
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Senior backend engineer with 7+ years of experience needed at AlphaSights. Must be proficient in at least one programming language (Java/Kotlin/Ruby preferred), ideally with relational database experience. Remote role exclusively for current Brazilian residents, no visa sponsorship.

Core skills

Java/Kotlin/RubyPostgreSQLMicroservices

Optional skills

Relational databases

What you'll do

  • Design solutions: Define the best technical solutions to business problems, contributing to an architectural vision that will scale up to be the world's leading research platform.
  • Ship working code: We primarily work with React on the frontend and Kotlin microservices with Postgres on the backend, with some older services written in Ruby on Rails.
  • Deploy and iterate: We release frequently to our customers, using CircleCI and Spinnaker for CI/CD, and quickly gather feedback in order to inform our next iteration.
  • Build your competency: You will learn quickly by building market-leading technology with experienced colleagues in a high performance environment.
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting: Carefully monitor our services, catching errors before users notice them, diagnosing the root cause and deploying fixes.
  • Take ownership of the services managed by your team, ensuring that their development aligns with the higher level AlphaSights Engineering strategy, while mentoring more junior Engineers.
  • Join a cross functional team including product managers and designers working closely with the rest of the business to deliver working code that solves real problems for both internal and external customers.
  • Take ownership of the services managed by your team.
  • Ensure service development aligns with the higher level AlphaSights Engineering strategy.
  • Mentor more junior Engineers.
  • Define the best technical solutions to business problems.
  • Contribute to an architectural vision that will scale up to be the world's leading research platform.
  • Ship working code.
  • Deploy and iterate frequently using CI/CD.
  • Gather feedback quickly to inform the next iteration.
  • Build market-leading technology with experienced colleagues in a high performance environment.
  • Use the L&D budget to fast-track development of specific technical competencies.
  • Carefully monitor services.
  • Catch errors before users notice them.
  • Diagnose root causes and deploy fixes.

What they require

  • 7+ years of experience working at a similar level in a mature Engineering team.
  • Degree in a STEM subject is preferred, but we welcome people who developed their skills via a different route.
  • Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (preferably Java and Spring; we also use Kotlin and a bit of Ruby).
  • Proven track record – you have made a demonstrable impact in your previous roles, standing out from your peers.
  • Highly driven and proactive – you relentlessly and independently push through hurdles and drive towards excellent outcomes.
  • Meticulous – you hold high standards and have an obsessive attention to detail.
  • You probably have a degree in a STEM subject, but we’re happy to work with people who perfected their craft via a different route.
  • Experience working at a similar level in a mature Engineering team for 5+ years, and looking to take your career to the next level.
  • Technical expertise with at least one programming language.
  • Proven track record – You’ve made a demonstrable impact in your previous roles, standing out from your peers.
  • Current UK resident.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits

  • Engineers can also use our L&D budget to fast-track development of specific technical competencies.

AlphaSights is building a research platform.

Details

Visa sponsorshipNo
Salary not disclosed