Job Description
FLYR, a technology company focused on innovation in the travel industry, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their rapidly growing team in Sofia, Bulgaria. This role involves contributing to a large codebase that connects modern solutions to legacy systems and developing new services to facilitate airlines' transition to modern technologies. The team adheres to Agile methodologies, operating in two-week sprints.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with architects and engineering leadership to design components for new products.
- Develop scalable backend solutions using Go and Python, along with technologies like Redis, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Design and implement algorithms for efficient processing and analysis of real-time, low-latency responses to high-volume requests.
- Work with Technical Product Owners and UI/UX designers to define engineering roadmap items and deliver complex application features.
- Support the definition of quality standards and engineering processes.
- Estimate upcoming work, communicate technical solutions, and report progress.
- Work with and visit international teams.
Requirements:
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or Operations Research.
- Solid computer science foundation encompassing data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- 5+ years of software development experience in Go, Python, or C++.
- 2+ years of experience building SaaS products and RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL storage (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis).
- Familiarity with DevOps processes and tools (Cloud Build/Deploy, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS).
- Experience with low-latency, high-throughput system architectures.
- Experience with scaling and optimizing web services.
- Solid GIT version control experience.
- Good written and oral communication skills in English.
FLYR offers:
- Private medical health insurance.
- Generous PTO policy and flexible working arrangements.
- Top-quality tech equipment.