UDrive

We are looking for a Back-End Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your coworkers into the application. A basic understanding of front-end technologies is therefore necessary as well. Core Responsibilities: Alongside your cross-functional team, participate in continuous discovery of your customer/business needs/desires/problems to drive desired outcomes Design, write and release software as a solution to an end-to-end problem in your business domain and deliver value in small batches in accordance with our engineering standards Understand scalability & complexity of your services and own & innovate the entire SDLC Mentor and inspire other engineers and continually optimize your team’s practices to develop it into a self-organized, continuously improving unit Critically question and simplify our tech org systems/processes and solutions Building reusable code and libraries for future use Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability Implementation of security and data protection Design and implementation of data storage solutions Design and construction of our REST API Design and implementation of continuous integration and deployment Writing clean, functional code on the front- and back-end Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software and services Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency Responsible for deploying necessary tools to automate and/or increase efficiency of daily tasks in departments. Responsible identifying areas of modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications. Work with Business developers to produce algorithms and flowcharts out of the ideas to facilitate customers and internal operations. Maintain logs of the ongoing micro-services for troubleshooting, debugging and analysis. Work with different teams to redefine reactive approaches into proactive approach using in-house middleware Create services and automation scenarios using current data Create and maintain APIs and backend infrastructure/Services Experience, Skills and Qualifications: 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably within Extreme Programming environment (TDD, Pair Programming, Simple Design, and Continuous Refactoring) Good understanding of lean/agile values & principles and associated practices Proficient in testing with focus on automated end to end quality Experience in Distributed Systems Architecture (Microservices, Event-Driven, and RESTful Services) Experience building, maintaining and improving with Trunk Based Development and Continous Delivery User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments. Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes Data migration, transformation, and scripting Setup and administration of backups Outputting data in different format Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes