Senior Backend Developer (Java / Node.js)

Peak ,
London, Greater London
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Peak’s mission is to boost people’s wellbeing in a smart way. We make digital products that add value to your world and help you enjoy life more. Founded in 2013, Peak has grown quickly, producing Peak – Brain Training, the number 1 brain training app on mobile, downloaded over 50 million times globally. Peak – Brain Training was chosen by both Apple and Google as one of the best apps available and is regularly featured by both as a leading example of smart mobile technology. 2020 is an exciting year for the business which will see us build on our success as the market leader and expand into new verticals. We are looking for a developer to work within our backend team. Responsibilities: Work with the team to design scalable and reliable solutions to best meet the customers needs Be an active part of the Back end team helping to improve our services Requirements: Proven experience of software development (preferably Java or Node / Javascript) Exposure to cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS, bonus points for Terraform) Good understanding of Microservices architecture Good understanding of networks, security, and system resilience Work with a devops approach for delivering quality code into production An autonomous, independent person who is willing to try things, working with the team to get things done A desire to learn and apply best practices in software development We know this is a wish list and no-one will have everything but what we are looking for is a reasonable selection of the skills. We're looking for people who can apply their existing knowledge. Java, Node, Docker, Gradle, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, SQL, Git, Terraform, Agile development processes, and appreciation of front end development, all things unix. Some of the benefits of working at Peak include: Working from home flexibility. We believe in giving people full autonomy in how they want to organise their days Freedom and support to organise and participate in knowledge exchange events and charity activities 2-day hackathons every other month to work on personal or group projects £1,000 personal training budget for courses, conferences, and events Pension and health insurance, sporting allowance 25 contractual days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off Relaxed and fun work environment, pool table and PS4 Breakfast and snacks provided all day along with a fully-stocked drinks fridge Choice of laptop and smartphone This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89709033

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