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FT Core is seeking talented and motivated Mid-Level/Senior Backend Engineer to join our Content & Metadata team. This team is responsible for the Content & Metadata platform which enables the publishing, delivery, and enrichment of the digital content produced for the FT products. The team is starting its journey to rethink the way how content is published and consumed, and as a member of this team, you will be laying the foundation for the next generation of APIs and capabilities used across the FT’s products and services.
Job Responsibility:
Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code for our microservices architecture
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
Work with various databases to design and optimise data models and queries
Implement, optimise, and maintain cloud infrastructure
Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
Maintain code quality, organisation, and automatization
Requirements:
2+ years of experience in backend development for the Mid-Level role
5+ years for the Senior role
Proficiency in at least one programming language (experience in Go is a plus)
Basic understanding of microservices architecture and containerization technologies
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and services
Experience with databases (relational, document, or graph)
Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Ability to write clean, readable, and maintainable code
Strong problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
Effective communication and collaboration abilities
Nice to have:
Experience with Go, Kubernetes, and AWS
Familiarity with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Kafka, and Elasticsearch
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum development process
Understanding of CI/CD best practices
Semantic Search
AI (LLM)
What we offer:
Annual bonus scheme
25 days paid leave
24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Enhanced Parental Leave policy
Food Allowance
Multisport Card
Comprehensive in-house training, and external training programs (subject to approval)