Junior Backend Developer

Who we are

Content moderation runs around the clock, with reviewers in multiple time zones and languages. We started in 2012 and have grown to about 240 people. Core hours are 10 to 3, and the rest of the day is flexible.

Role overview

Our team is growing and we are hiring a Junior Backend Developer. Backend role focused on API design, data modelling and making slow things fast. We want someone who writes boring, reliable code and leaves good logs behind. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the UK. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Responsibilities

• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers
• Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks
• Handle on-call for services the team owns and lead incident follow-ups

About you

• 1+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries
• Strong SQL and relational data modelling skills
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines

Pay and benefits

• Healthcare cash plan
• Workplace pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Canopylane Online.