Backend Software Engineer (Remote, Full-time)
Transifex, Greece
Job Description
Transifex, a Greek-born company, internationally recognized by today’s tech leaders as a leading agile localization and translation management solution and awarded as a 'Best Workplace' and 'Best in Tech' in Greece for 2023, is seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer with a strong technical background and experience in an interactive development process.
This person will be a contributor to the success of Transifex's customers, including Hubspot, Vodafone, Eventbrite, Waze, and Datadog, that rely on Transifex to achieve a truly multilingual, global presence.
While considering this position, take into account what we value here at Transifex. We come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but we share one thing in common: We thrive by working together everyday. We are looking for candidates who reflect our values below which are vital for the culture and the life at Transifex:
- Be a true teammate
- Consistently grow
- Advocate for the Customer
- Truly own it
- Be your whole self
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop and scale the code that powers the Transifex SaaS platform
- Write well-structured, maintainable and highly performing code
- Design and implement distributed systems that use the microservices architecture
- Deploy, monitor and troubleshoot on production
- Work in a cross-functional team, in collaboration with Product Managers and Designers, to shape product requirements and implement them
- Write code that adheres to our internal standards for best practices for high-scale web applications and ensure high quality through code reviews
Requirements
We will only proceed with candidates based within GMT and GMT+4 time zones
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a proven strong background)
- At least 3 years of work experience in the IT sector
- Excellent communication skills in English, particularly written communications
- Passion and experience with performance and scalability of web applications
- Solid knowledge of database systems
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Experience with design patterns and code architecture
- Strong programming abilities, preferably in Python
- Experience with Django is a strong plus
- Know how to write and maintain unit and system tests
- Comfort in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, start-up environment
Note: If you feel your experience does not match some of the above requirements, please specify as such on your application.
Technologies we use:
- Python, Django and Flask
- Javascript and Node.js
- PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ and Redis
- ELK Stack
- Docker
- Microservices
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- Terraform
- Jenkins
Benefits
The health of our company and the success of the SaaS product we offer is directly related to the work environment we create for ourselves. With this in mind, we strive to create a welcoming and positive place in which we work and thrive! And we are proud to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplace and among the top three Best in Tech companies with fewer than 50 employees in Greece, creating an outstanding experience for our people. For our team members, we offer:
- Private Health amp; Dental Insurance Plan
- Life and ADamp;D Insurance
- Ticket Restaurant Card (GR)
- Fully Remote amp; Flexible Work Environment
- Paid Time Off amp; Holidays
- Paid Sabbatical Leave and other types of leave
- Learning Opportunities
- Cool co-working space with amenities amp; parking (GR)
- Top notch equipment of your choice
- Equipment allowance to set up your home office
- Monthly remote-work stipend
- Company Fun Events
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Calm Meditation App Subscription
- Yoga sessions
- Amazing culture and close-knit team
About Transifex
Built for fast-growing companies, Transifex's open, cloud-based platform helps push digital content across multiple languages and accelerates the delivery of content with a continuous localization workflow. Customers using Transifex can be assured that new content is always translated, and the latest translations are included with each release. This means faster time to market and a better experience for end users. Transifex has customers in nearly 50 countries representing about 40,000 projects and over 320,000 users, localizing content in 150+ languages.
Transifex believes that diversity enhances the ability to deliver our first class software services. Our workplace is discrimination-free and we are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities