Position Summary:

If you are an experienced developer with a passion for real-time communications, this may be the perfect opportunity for you! As a Lead Software Engineer, you will work within an agile team that develops and maintains modern, enterprise-level microservices. You will be responsible for estimating assigned work, designing scalable solutions to complex problems, and developing an expanding cloud-based microservice platform.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design and architecture.
• Write well-designed, testable efficient code by using best software development practices.
• Defining and implementing a scalable architecture
• Collaborating with other developers across teams to design, develop, and implement scalable, RESTful, multi-tenant services using Node.js.
• Utilise Kafka, Lambda, Docker and other AWS tools.
• Configuring logging, alerting, and other observability systems to monitor and troubleshoot production systems.
• Writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent
• At least 5 years of experience doing backend development with Node.js.
• Experience with real-time communication: WebRTC, RTP, SIP
• Experience with relational databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Familiar with best practices around microservices and distributed multi-tenant systems.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Asterisk
• Experience with AWS: S3, ElasticSearch, Aurora, DynamoDB
• Advanced JavaScript experience: Express.js, Socket.io, FFmpeg
• Experience with build pipelines: Docker, Kubernetes, Bash
• Experience with test-driven development: Mocha, Chai, Sinon

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

I am a Principal consultant for Hays Technology, specialising in helping tech professionals develop their careers and ensuring organisations are supported by the top talent.

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