Software Engineer I, Go

About us:

Allen Managed Services provides managed IT for offices of 10 to 200 users: help desk, patching, backups, Microsoft 365 and firewall management.

About the role:

We're looking for a Software Engineer I, Go to join our team. This is a remote role. Nobody expects you to know every framework. We want someone who writes clear code, tests it and asks good questions. We are headquartered in Nottingham and have been hiring remotely since 2020. Employment is through our payroll partner in Canada. Salary is paid monthly in local currency. Core hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM UK time. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

What you'll do:

• Migrate older modules out of the monolith where it makes sense.
• Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green.
• Review pull requests from teammates and give clear, specific feedback.
• Improve the reliability of existing code instead of just adding features on top of it.
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed.
• Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk.

What we're looking for:

• 0-2 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL.
• Strong skills in at least one of Python, Java, Go, C# or TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design.
• Familiarity with Git, pull request workflows and CI tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins or CircleCI.

Pluses:

• Kubernetes and Docker in production.

Perks and benefits:

Salary: $91,000 - $114,000 annually

• 20 days paid time off.
• Paid sick days.
• Equity.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Allen Managed Services.