Staff Software Engineer

Harness
Belfast, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 54K

Job location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Airflow
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Software as a Service
Databases
Continuous Integration
Data Structures
Software Debugging
Software Design Documents
Distributed Computing Environment
Distributed Systems
Python
MongoDB
NoSQL
Reliability Engineering
Standard Sql
Software Engineering
Technical Debt
AI Platforms
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Deployment Automation
GraphQL
REST
gRPC
Docker
Go

Job description

Harness IACM (Infrastructure as Code Management) empowers engineering teams to automate, govern, and optimize their infrastructure provisioning at scale. With deep integration into CI/CD workflows, IACM orchestrates cloud resources using best-practice templates, policy-driven controls, and intelligent lifecycle management-delivering secure, compliant infrastructure with speed and reliability. Join us to help build the future of DevOps automation and unlock infrastructure innovation for some of the world's most ambitious software teams. About The Role

  • Design, develops and maintain critical software of scalable platform in fast paced environment
  • Authors software functional specifications and design documents
  • Quickly understand complex systems/code and own key pieces of the system, including the delivered quality
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot complex problems in a distributed computing environment
  • Establishes the best practices in area of quality, performance & architecture inside the team
  • Mentors Software Engineers & Senior Software Engineers and provide technical leadership to them
  • Performs peer reviews of specifications, designs, and code
  • Identifies the technical debt & scaling issues in the basecode and drives the improvement
  • Works alongside Site Reliability Engineers and cross functional teams to diagnose/troubleshoot any production performance related issues
  • We work in Java, Golang, and Python. Our systems are built on top of Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, ELK, TimescaleDB, GCP - Stackdriver, GCS, Cloud composer, AI Platform

Requirements

  • A desire to build products that solve complex technical problems for end users
  • 7+ years experience developing highly scalable, distributed applications, products and services in Java and Golang
  • Designing/developing REST, GRPC and GraphQL APIs
  • Working knowledge of SQL and No-SQL database technologies
  • Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills
  • Experience in SAAS platform development with scale
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, priding yourself on getting things done with a high level of quality
  • Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP is a plus.
  • Bachelors in Computer Science, Advanced degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience

Benefits & conditions

Joining the IACM team means you'll work on a high-impact product at the heart of modern DevOps, solving complex engineering challenges at scale. You'll be surrounded by passionate technologists, move fast, and see your work directly improve the lives of developers around the world-all while growing your career in one of the most ambitious engineering environments in the industry. Work Location

Hybrid - Belfast What You Will Have at Harness

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
  • Quarterly Harness TGIF-Off / 4 days
  • Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events
  • Recharge & Reset Program
  • Monthly internet reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits

Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay rate include your specific skills, experience, qualifications, location, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to the base salary, certain roles may qualify for a performance-based incentive and/or equity, with eligibility depending on the position. These rewards are based on a combination of company performance and individual achievements.

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