Backend Engineer (UK based remote work)

We Are One

At Kurt Geiger we celebrate individuality, believing our differences make us more powerful as a collective.

Diversity, equality and inclusion are at the core of who we are and we strive to reflect this in every corner of our company culture, starting with the promotion of equal opportunities.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is granted the opportunity to thrive as their authentic self.

About The Role:

This is a position within one of our product development teams, where you will be working on the delivery of a diverse number of e-commerce projects.

It would be a technical and hands-on role that would suit a backend engineer looking to use their experience in various web technologies, as you will be working on products built predominantly on Node.js using Typescript, Mulesoft and PHP.

Our Tech Stack:

We use a variety of tools and technologies but you are not expected to have worked with all of them. Our technology stack includes; NodeJS, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Amazon Web Services, Mulesoft , PHP and Snowflake

What You’ll Get To Do:

- Develop microservices using AWS Lambda and Typescript

- Contribute towards the development of API’s in Mulesoft

- Work on a variety of cutting edge AWS services

- Use various tools to log and monitor the performance of our applications

- Use Snowflake to analyse and query our data

- Pair programming with other developers and code reviews

- Use CI/CD and create automated pipelines for the deployment of our applications

- Develop software following DDD+BDD practices and working in an Agile Kanban environment

- Come up with creative solutions to develop performant and scalable applications

What You’ll Bring:

- Solid software engineering experience

- Background in developing node.js applications using JavaScript/TypeScript

- Experience in writing high quality PHP code following TDD principles

- Understanding of Rest API's

- Adherence to always writing your test first and code against that failing test

- A passion for learning and desire to help others learn together

Requirements

- Knowledge of AWS or other cloud technologies

- A keen understanding of software design patterns and where each can be applied

- Worked with Mulesoft or have developed REST API’s using any other technologies

- Good understanding of Agile Project Management (Scrum or Kanban)

Benefits

• Free 24 hour virtual GP access
• Enviable staff discounts
• Harrods discount
• Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• Exclusive Staff only Sample sales
• Summer Hours - 2pm Friday Finish
• Active social committee who arrange a variety of activities such as office drinks, quizzes, free lunches, movie nights, and bring your dog to work day.
• Nail Technician on site for free gel manicure or pedicure, on a monthly basis.
• Football team, all welcome.
• Gym discounts
• Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance

If you’re successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world’s leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard-work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real opportunities for progression.

We Are One

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