Qualifications and skills:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or commensurate experience.
• 5-7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, focusing on scalable system design and development.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks (Terraform, NodeJS/Typescript etc).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex technical challenges at scale.
• Experience working with complex microservices architecture, high user volume and large-scale distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPC etc).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Understanding of security best practices and implementation.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership, and boast an attitude of getting stuff done.

Key Responsibilities:

• Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Architect and design scalable, high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards.
• Improve and ensure monitoring and logging of the system is of the highest standard.
• Ensure systems are secure and safe from vulnerabilities, and ensuring security is maintained with system enhancements. 
• Actively engage in hands-on coding and development, ensuring code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, communicating technical concepts and project updates.
• Provide technical leadership, guiding and mentoring junior engineers in the team.