[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Awin

Role Description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a cross-functional service-oriented team, working on extending and maintaining our Affiliate Marketing platform. Your responsibilities include:

• Writing clean, secure, and well-tested code, following best-practice guidelines.
• Collaborating with the team to operate and enhance assigned parts of the platform.
• Having a significant impact in terms of efficiency, problem-solving, and mentoring colleagues.
• Working closely with the product owner and team members to translate user needs into technical solutions.
• Taking a leading role throughout the lifecycle of a service or product, from requirements to deployment, support, and maintenance.
• Considering deadlines, balancing effort and outcome, and proactively addressing risks.
• Contributing to overcoming challenges and ensuring that our service continues to meet the needs of our business and customers.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of hands-on Java experience in commercial software engineering roles.
• A positive, collaborative work ethic and strong sense of ownership.
• Passion for writing elegant, maintainable code, with a solid understanding of SOLID principles.
• Experience conducting thorough code reviews, writing unit tests, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience with Git or similar version control systems.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging/streaming technologies.
• Solid understanding of relational database concepts, database design principles, and strong SQL skills.
• Experience with non-relational databases such as DynamoDB or MongoDB.
• Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams alongside Product Owners, UX Designers, and Agile Coaches.
• Familiarity with agile processes, particularly Scrum.
• Knowledge of TDD or BDD practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Interest in and practical use of AI tools to augment software development practices.
• Willingness and ability to work with more than one programming language.

Requirements

• Work within a small, collaborative team using agile methodologies and practices.
• Take ownership of backend services, from design and implementation to operation and improvement.
• Proactively advocate for technical improvements and help define engineering priorities.
• Improve existing applications and design and build new solutions from scratch.
• Contribute to code reviews, planning sessions, retrospectives, and other team ceremonies.
• Help shape development technologies, standards, and engineering practices.
• Follow best-practice guidelines and contribute to their continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Product Managers to translate user stories into technical designs, features, and tasks.
• Tackle complex business logic and help solve real business problems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively in both written and verbal form with local and remote team members.

Benefits

• Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: Flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.
• Remote Working Allowance: Monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs and support for setting up your remote workspace.
• Flexi-Office: International culture and flexibility through hybrid/remote work possibilities.
• Meal Vouchers: Support with a net sum to spend on a variety of lunches.
• Health & Wellbeing: Insurance covering various health, vision, and dental treatments for you and one additional family member.
• Remote Working Furniture Package: Eligibility for a furniture package after 3 months of employment.
• Appreciation: Peer-to-peer program to thank and reward colleagues with vouchers.