Remote Software Engineer

Description:

• YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy located in the UK, with offices in London, Lisbon, and Porto.
• The company aims to empower clients by helping them develop capabilities to outperform competitors.
• As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a client team building innovative products.
• The role requires curiosity, passion, and enthusiasm, along with proficiency in problem-solving and crafting scalable architectures.
• You will work in a fast-paced engineering environment, achieving outstanding results and delivering exciting projects.
• The position involves building new features, continuously delivering changes, collaborating with the team, mentoring, and ensuring product reliability.
• You will participate in regular show and tells to promote your work within the company.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer with proficiency in at least one must-have language such as Python or Go.
• Previous experience as a Frontend Engineer, specifically with React, writing semantic, accessible, and modular code.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with distributed version control systems like Git and databases (both relational and schema-less).
• Strong focus on continuous integration and delivery, along with substantial testing experience.
• Ability to build high-performance and scalable applications and a good understanding of RESTful web services.
• Experience implementing and building GraphQL services and familiarity with performance monitoring tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure.

Benefits:

• Company private health care provided by BUPA.
• Enhanced fully paid maternity and paternity leave for up to 6 months.
• Participation in the company’s pension scheme.
• 25 days of annual holiday, excluding public holidays.
• £2000 annual allowance for training and conferences.
• £300 annual allowance for additional hardware.
• Access to mental health support through the Spill app.
• Subscription to meditation/sleep support apps like Headspace or Calm.
• Performance-based bonus depending on company results.
• Provision of a company laptop and generous referral schemes.