Backend Software Engineer

Symphony Communication Services, LLC
UK
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Compensation
£55,000.0 - £65,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services C++ (Programming Language) Cloud Computing Code Review DevOps Spring Framework Node.Js TypeScript WebRTC Spring-boot Video Protocols
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Reliability of Systems Backend Git Containerization Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Information Technology Terraform Docker Jenkins Microservices

Job description

  • Architect & Implement: Lead the design, implementation, and testing of highly scalable server-side microservices utilizing Java (Spring Boot) and TypeScript, ensuring optimal interaction with the broader Symphony ecosystem.
  • CI/CD Leadership: Drive and evolve our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) strategies, keeping Jenkins at the center of our automation pipeline.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product management to define technical requirements and collaborate across engineering teams to execute seamless product integrations.
  • System Reliability: Investigate complex production issues or performance bottlenecks.Document thorough failure analyses, post-mortems, and root cause analyses (RCA) to continuously improve platform resilience.
  • Mentorship & Quality: Lead constructive, collaborative backend design sessions and code reviews. Elevate the team’s engineering standards by mentoring junior and mid-level developers.

Requirements

  • Education & Experience: BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 7+ years of practical, hands-on experience in production software development.
  • Backend Expertise:
  • Deep, expert-level proficiency in Java and its ecosystem, with extensive experience building enterprise microservices using the Spring Framework (Spring Boot).
  • Professional experience writing clean, scalable backend code in TypeScript (e.g., Node.js ecosystem).
  • DevOps & Infrastructure: Strong experience working with containerization, orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), Terraform, Git, and Jenkins.
  • Cloud Proficiency: Proven experience designing, deploying, and maintaining high-availability services within GCP and/or AWS cloud environments.
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional proactive communication skills, a highly collaborative mindset, and a proven track record of end-to-end delivery ownership., * Direct experience working with WebRTC, media streaming backend services, or audio/video protocols
  • Ability to read and understand basic C++
  • Knowledge of the SIP and RTP protocols
  • Core understanding of Session Border Controllers (SBC), Media conference servers, and Selective Forwarding Units (SFU)

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary Range: £55,000 - 65,000 base salary per year
  • Bonus Plan

Benefits and Perks:

  • Regional specific competitive benefits
  • Build your own Benefits (BYOB) perk
  • Local events, team building, and development opportunities

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