Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join OLX as a Backend Software Engineer and work remotely from Portugal on a microservices architecture using Golang and AWS. You will develop core components, participate in design discussions, write and review code, contribute to SSO/MFA solutions, and collaborate with European engineers. This role requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, 2+ years of experience with Golang/Kotlin/Java, Git, CI/CD, and RESTful APIs, and knowledge of OAuth 2.0 flows. OLX offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, food and transportation allowances, training opportunities, and an annual bonus.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Understand backend technologies, architecture, and challenges (a.k.a. mid-level/regular engineer)
• 2+ years of experience with any of these: Golang / Kotlin / Java
• 2+ years of experience with Git
• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD and RESTful APIs
• 1+ years of experience with Agile methodologies
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0 flows
• Experienced with large-scale web applications, with an economic thinking mindset
• Team player attitude
• Proficient in English, with good verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop one of the main components of the current strategy, while participating in product design, security, and privacy discussions
• Write and review code, and ensure quality is a first-class citizen
• Contribute to single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions
• Work with authorization flows and Cognito user pools
• Participate in solving specific technical challenges with engineers from other European offices and have a chance to accelerate your impact by delivering for millions of customers
• Contribute to our engineering community through our communities of interest or even driving/participating in Design documents or RFCs
• Report to the Engineering Manager directly

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of PHP is beneficial since our monolith relies on it
• Knowledge of AWS is beneficial since our microservices solution relies on it

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with many technologies, including Golang, AWS Lambdas, and AWS DynamoDB
• Solid observability stack, with New Relic, Sentry, and ELK
• Possibility to be mentored by someone of your choice from the OLX community
• A healthy learning environment that takes your career at heart for both Individual Contributors and Managers
• Annual Bonus
• Health and Life insurance
• Food Allowance
• Transportation Allowance
• English and Portuguese classes
• Open selection of training e-courses including MyAcademy, Udemy, and specialist AWS training
• A company committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees and creating equal opportunities
• Great place to learn within fast-growing, global classifieds platforms