Senior Back-End Engineer

3 months ago

Greater London, United Kingdom FINESSE Full time

About the Role

As a Senior Back-End Engineer at FINESSE, you'll play a pivotal role in architecting and optimizing our server-side systems that power digital experiences for millions of customers globally. With significant experience under your belt, you'll not only implement and maintain these platforms but also lead in optimizing their performance. You'll collaborate closely with a team of exceptional talents and world-class engineers to design robust, efficient, and reliable back-end solutions. Your scope includes developing and improving our data models and integration points that support our website, mobile app, and other tech-centric touchpoints, ensuring they remain cutting-edge, secure, and capable of handling high-volume traffic.


About You

You are not just a builder but an innovator, with a proven track record of creating robust and scalable server-side systems. Your technical expertise is matched by an acute attention to detail, ensuring every aspect of system architecture and data flow is optimized. With your extensive experience, you understand the power of emerging technologies (like microservices, serverless computing, distributed systems, etc.) and how to harness them for high-performance, resilient back-end solutions. You're known for your ability to think creatively and push boundaries. A commitment to continuously enhancing performance and reliability is in your DNA, ensuring a seamless experience for users worldwide. Your strong communication skills and collaborative nature make you an ideal team player, capable of working effectively across product, front-end, and DevOps teams. Above all, you're excited to build powerful back-end infrastructure from the ground up that will support applications touching the lives of millions of people worldwide.


Recommended Background

  • With significant professional experience in back-end development, with a portfolio showcasing production-level projects
  • Strong proficiency in server-side programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js) and relational databases
  • Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
  • Proficiency in developing scalable, distributed systems with experience in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and containerization
  • Strong knowledge of system performance optimization, including caching mechanisms and strategies
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing practices, and observability tools
  • Thorough understanding of API design principles, security best practices, and modern back-end development trends


What You’ll Love at FINESSE

  • Being at the forefront of and working towards creating a culture-defining new product
  • A close-knit, extremely passionate & world class team excited about changing the face of fashion
  • A diverse team and culture that values inclusivity and individuality as highest priority
  • Company sponsored happy hours and outings
  • Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental and vision insurance; 401k with 3% matching
  • A weekly wellness benefit of $100 to spend on whatever makes you happy
  • A monthly transportation benefit of $150
  • A monthly meal benefit of $100
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • Sponsored weekly team lunches
  • Unlimited PTO


Our Culture

FINESSE has a dreamer & doer culture. We envision the next age of fashion & consumer and then get to work to implement it, always thinking creatively, innovatively and collaboratively to create real change. We are energetic, highly creative and hungry for change that is both revolutionizing as well as ethical.

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