Senior Backend Engineer - Go/PHP Microservices & Impact

AnaVation LLC; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online fashion marketplace in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Offer Management team. In this pivotal role, you will design and build scalable backend services, focusing on system reliability and performance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize the platform, transitioning from a PHP monolith to a Go-based microservice architecture. This position requires a mastery in either PHP or Go, alongside strong problem-solving abilities and experience in microservices architecture. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Two days for volunteering

Significant investment in learning and growth

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in PHP or Go.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture.
• Experience building and maintaining production systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs.
• Drive architecture decisions and modernize the platform.
• Ensure system reliability through observability practices.

Skills

PHP

Go

Microservices architecture

System design

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Tools

Symfony

MySQL/MariaDB

Redis

Docker

AWS

Job description

A leading online fashion marketplace in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Offer Management team. In this pivotal role, you will design and build scalable backend services, focusing on system reliability and performance. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize the platform, transitioning from a PHP monolith to a Go-based microservice architecture. This position requires a mastery in either PHP or Go, alongside strong problem-solving abilities and experience in microservices architecture. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.