Backend Software Engineer Southwark, England
Job description
Backend Software Engineer
About us:
Tewke is designing the next generation of energy saving smart home automation devices to create the home of the future. Tewke is a growing start-up, that is on a mission to change the way people live within their homes, by empowering them to automatically save energy, and improve their living environment.
Tewke have developed their own hardware and software to create one of the most advanced home automation platforms in the world, which can be easily installed into any home. By combining smart grids with home automation, we will be pioneers in intelligent control and energy consumption.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Tewke, we are growing fast and looking for bright, ambitious people to join us as we enter the next stage of development.
About the role:
We are a close-knit team looking for a new member to join the Tewke family as we look to grow our proposition. We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to work closely with the frontend and embedded software teams to develop our cloud-based backend infrastructure in a secure and reliable way.
What you will be doing:
- Leading the design, implementation, and deployment of cloud services, APIs, and databases
- Collaborating with Tewke’s frontend and embedded software teams to create a reliable, robust and secure cloud infrastructure.
- Building and scaling a system which will support millions of customers.
- Launching software products to an international audience.
About you:
The ideal candidate will have worked for at least 2 years as a backend software engineer and have experience with AWS and Docker. They should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with other software engineers across a wide technical stack.
We would prefer someone who can work in our London (Southwark) office at least 3 days a week, however we will consider remote candidates. You will need to have the right to work in the UK.
- Education: BEng/Meng in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Information & Communication Engineering (or similar).
- Strong experience working on the backend of a technology product.
- Experience developing REST API’s.
- Experience using AWS.
- Experience deploying secure cloud infrastructure.
- Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript or similar.
- Database management skills.
- Experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining consumer scale products.
- You are comfortable using version control software from providers such as GitHub or GitLab.
- Passion for software development and staying on top of current technologies.
- Comfortable working independently.
Nice to have:
- Experience working with Docker.
- Experience working with home automation.
- Experience securely managing user data.
- Experience with MariaDB and InfluxDB.
The perks:
- A fun, fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture.
- Full autonomy to direct your area of Tewke.
- Working with an environmentally focused company that’s fighting climate change.
- Unlimited holiday.
- Share options.
- Flexible working- work anytime, anywhere outside of our core hours (Monday-Thurs, 10:00-16:00).
- Fortnightly team socials.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Discounts on buying technology for personal use.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £35,000.00-£48,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Gym membership
- Unlimited paid holidays
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Southwark: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Experience:
- Back-end development: 2 years (required)
- AWS software development and deployment: 2 years (required)
- working with 3rd party API's do you have?: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 20/09/2023
