Backend Engineer

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 3+ years in web application development, 2+ years in cloud-based microservices development

📍 Location: Canada (British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta)

💸 Salary: 130000.0 - 160000.0 CAD per year

🔍 Industry: Insurtech

🏢 Company: Embroker👥 101-250💰 $100,000,000 Series C over 3 years ago🫂 Last layoff over 2 years agoRisk Management InsurTech Enterprise Software Insurance FinTech

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 3+ years in web application development, 2+ years in cloud-based microservices development

🪄 Skills: AWSAgileGoCommunication SkillsRESTful APIsMicroservices

Requirements:

3+ years of experience in web application development.
2+ years experience in cloud-based microservices development.
Experience programming with Go.
Experience building solutions with at least one cloud platform (AWS preferred).
Skilled in designing/building RESTful APIs.
Ability to write clean, well-designed, and high-quality code in a highly collaborative Agile development environment.
A mindset of constantly learning new things.
Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work, and challenging problems.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with your team to deliver independent microservices by decoupling capabilities associated with particular domains within the platform (pricing, payments, risk management).
Proactively find and address areas of concern and identify potential roadblocks.
Assist in clarifying stakeholder requirements; communicate questions and address concerns; provide relevant and detailed updates and feedback in a timely manner.
Design appropriate technical solutions based on requirements provided while taking into account timelines and future re-use ability.

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