Back End Engineer

Heycar ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

heycar was born from a simple question: 'How do we make buying a used car simple?' The answer? By combining a best-in-class user experience with the most trusted and reputable dealerships across the UK to universally raise the bar on used car buying. Having launched in the middle of August, we're a small and nimble team looking for the right people to join our rocketship. If joining a brand of tomorrow at the very start of the journey excites you then read on... What will you be doing? Building highly scalable and maintainable backend services in Python, working with Django, Elasticsearch and more Solving problems related to data engineering and data pipelines Working closely with peers in product, design and sales Sharing technical solutions and product ideas through design reviews, pair programming, code reviews and discussions Proactively solving problems What are we looking for? Someone with experience building scalable backend services, with past experience in Python and Django Analytical skills, with a love for problem solving and troubleshooting Confidence in deploying production applications using AWS (or Azure, GCP or similar) Enthusiasm for CI/CD A solid understanding of databases and the fundamentals - data structures, algorithms, OO design and system architecture A collaborative team player Skills * Data Engineering * AWS * Python (Programming Language) * Analytical Skills * Back-End Web Development * Problem Solving * Microsoft Azure * Design * Django * Troubleshooting