Sporty Group is hiring a
EU Platform Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Platform Engineer at Sporty's sites, responsible for developing microservices in a distributed deployment environment with an emphasis on containerization. The role requires strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming languages, experience with highly-scalable web backends, and proficiency in container and cloud solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ Years within a relevant role
• Strong knowledge of Object Orientated Programming languages (OOP) such as : Java/Koitlin/PHP etc (Preference is Java)
• Strong experience with highly-scalable web backends
• Experience designing highly transactional systems
• Advanced proficiency in Object Oriented Design (OOD) and analysis
• Advanced proficiency in application of non-functional software qualities such as resiliency and maintainability
• Deep understanding of Microservices
• Proficient in SQL
• Expert knowledge of application development with technologies like RabbitMQ, MySQL, Redis etc
• Strong experience with container and cloud solutions such as Docker, Kubernetes and AWS Cloud
• Excellent communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Work with other development team members to determine new features and user stories needed in new / revised applications or large/complex development projects
• Focus on development areas around CI/CD, load testing, package management etc
• Improve existing infrastructure and process currently deployed and assist in reconfiguring existing architecture to allow for rapid deployment
• Monitor and maintain existing and upcoming cloud based applications
• Participate in code reviews with peers and managers to ensure that each increment adheres to original vision as described in the user story and all standard resource libraries and architecture patterns as appropriate
• Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives
• Mentoring less experienced team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience working within a DevOps environment
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools e.g. Terraform, Cloudformation
• Knowledge of System Automation Tools e.g. Ansible, Salt, Chef

Benefits

• Quarterly and flash bonuses
• We have core hours of 10am-3pm in a local timezone, but flexible hours outside of this
• Top-of-the-line equipment
• Referral bonuses
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Annual company retreat
• Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation
• Payment via DEEL, a world class online wallet system
• Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful
• Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members