The Senior Backend Engineer will design and implement backend services, develop features, conduct testing, and document operations. Collaboration with agile teams is key.
Get to Know SwiftConnect
At SwiftConnect, we are the trailblazers in the realm of connected access enablement. Our passion lies in crafting seamless and elegant interactions for our customers, ensuring their users' digital pass is always at their fingertips – be it on their phone, watch, or anywhere it needs to be. We specialize in powering the next generation of connected access experiences, serving the needs of commercial real estate owners and enterprises spanning various leading industries.
Our cutting-edge platform seamlessly integrates with existing mobile platforms, credential technologies, and business systems delivering authorized access to everything, everywhere, all through a centralized access management system.
At the heart of our mission is the desire to connect people with the right place at the right time. Behind our cutting-edge solutions, you’ll find a tech-savvy team relentlessly driven by the company’s mission. We’re problem-solvers with unshakable grit and an entrepreneurial mindset that keeps us ahead of the curve. When you step into the world of SwiftConnect, you’re not just applying for a job; you’re seizing the opportunity to redefine the future by helping people navigate their world better.
The Perfect Match
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our team and help us shape the future of work. In this role, you will be responsible for creating rich user experiences on web and mobile platforms.
Your Impact
- Design and implement new features as we grow our core solution and products
- Develop and test backend services in a suite of products deployed in the cloud
- Implement and design services that interface with IoT access management systems
- Design unit, regression and integration tests
- Create detailed documentation on system operations
The Winning Formula
- Bachelor’s degree, certificate in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field preferred, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 6 years of experience in backend development
- Experience with OOP
- Experience with Go is a plus
- Experience with using third-party APIs
- Experience in REST API development
- Experience in SQL databases. Postgres is a plus
- Experience with web-sockets or other real-time communication protocols (MQTT, AMQP or Kafka) is a plus
- Experience in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment is a plus
- Experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban)
- Taking ownership of feature implementation
- Curious to learn new things and use new tools
- Strong ability to communicate and be a great team player
- Being an active, solution-oriented member of autonomous, cross-functional agile teams collaborating with Product Owners, Front-End Engineers and QA teams
- Strong time management capacity, good prioritization of work and well-organized.
Top Skills
Amqp
Go
Kafka
Mqtt
Oop
Postgres
Rest Api
SQL
Web-Sockets
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