Remote Lead Platform Engineer Job in Cambridge, UK Checkit (LSE: CKT)

Who you are

• Strong experience in core AWS services, with a deep understanding of core AWS services, uses, and architecture best practices
• Key AWS knowledge is likely to include some or all of S3, EC2, Lambda, SNS, CloudFront, SQS, DynamoDB, IoT, VPC, Kinesis, Elastic Beanstalk and API Gateway
• Infrastructure-as-code experience using Terraform, Serverless or CloudFormation
• Highly proficient in one or more languages from our stack (Node.js, Typescript, React, AngularJS)
• Experienced with implementing unit/integration/component/performance testing as part of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
• Experience of developing and working with RESTful microservices
• Capable of using RDBMS / Non-SQL databases experience such as MongoDB
• Experience scripting in Bash or Python
• Experience of Linux administration

Desirables

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good commercial awareness
• Ability to mentor
• Desire to deliver excellent customer experience
• Experience with AWS services
• Proficiency in code quality and testing
• Experience with RESTful microservices
• Scripting skills (Bash or Python)
• Linux administration experience

What the job involves

• Designing and developing high quality, testable software in cloud applications & services
• Working with product management and UI designers to implement new features with a highly usable and consistent look-and-feel
• Understanding current infrastructure and stack in order to employ best AWS solutions
• Creating reusable, effective, and scalable code
• Identifying bottlenecks and bugs in the system and develop solutions
• Contributing to the architecture of our applications and use of AWS services
• Debugging applications & services to support our customer service team in the field
• Ensuring that software is delivered to a high standard and rigorously tested
• Mentoring, coaching, guiding and supporting other Engineers (not line managing)

Application process

• Application deadline: 19 July 2024