Senior Backend Engineer - London, United Kingdom - Kpler group

Description

At Kpler, we simplify global trade information and provide valuable insights. Founded in 2014, our goal is to help over 10,000 organisations by offering the best intelligence on commodities, energy, and maritime through a single platform.

Working at Kpler means you'll be a key player in turning complex data into strategic resources for our clients. Your role involves creating data-driven stories that empower clients in their industries.

Your expertise helps Kpler navigate markets successfully. Your journey starts here, where innovation meets impact. Join our team of 500+ talented people from 35+ countries worldwide.

Your future position

Participation is crucial in the architectural design, product development, and data science initiatives, focusing on crafting and deploying applications for both Kpler and MarineTraffic platforms and addressing the needs of our internal and external clients. As a key member of the Compliance product team, you'll play a vital role in our objective to transform vessel compliance and risk management. We're committed to enhancing maritime safety, regulatory adherence, and operational efficiency through cutting-edge technologies like machine learning and predictive analytics. Your contributions will be instrumental in providing clarity on sanctioned entities and obscure maritime activities, setting new benchmarks for safety and sustainability in the maritime sector.

• Lead on projects to grow the existing products and support the latest features that we have in development.
• Partner with teams for integrations and uphold engineering standards.
• Contribute your insights across the team to help us re-architect existing systems for scale and extensibility.
• Find efficient ways to tackle challenges using relevant and up-to-date technologies.
• Thoroughly test code to ensure the quality of new and existing functionality.
• Experiment with new frameworks and technologies and learn continuously.
• Own meaningful parts of our service, have an impact and grow with the company.
• Mentor other developers in the team.
• Maintain visibility, establishing monitoring and alerting mechanisms to guarantee SLAs and SLOs.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in Python, with experience in FastAPI.
• Proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of relational database systems (MSSQL, PostgreSQL)
• Proven experience with Docker and familiarity with CI/CD concepts.
• Skilled in various code testing methodologies.
• Knowledgeable in Clean Code, SOLID principles, and design patterns.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

• Experience with Redis, Elasticache, or similar caching solutions.
• Experience with additional technologies including Java, Scala, or comparable backend technologies.
• Familiarity with event streaming technologies like Kafka, MQTT or similar technologies.
• Experience with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD and quality monitoring tools such as SonarQube.
• Familiarity with code quality tools like Sonarqube.
• Familiarity with K8s and AWS EKS.

What you will get at Kpler:

•We offer competitive compensation & benefits including work from home allowance, medical and life insurance, training and development allowance, paid volunteer work and more

• You'll get to work in a truly global work environment, with offices in 7 countries (UK, France, Belgium, Austria, US, Dubai and Singapore), we come from more than 50 countries and speak more than 20 languages

•We have truly embraced the new age of workplace flexibility where you can chose to work fully remote, hybrid or onsite

•You will get a company laptop and you can choose between Windows, Mac, or Linux

•Global maternity (extended leave), parental, festival and compassionate leave policies aligned to the contemporary needs of the family, and individual choices

And you REALLY want to join our Engineering team because...

• Interesting product & challenging technical problems to solve: our market is very specialized and quite complex This means we build real algorithyms and there's some serious software engineering at work here

• Our growth is exponential: we build new features and products everyday We frequently tackle brand-new business areas which means there's always everything to build and always an interesting problem to sink your teeth into

• We are at the cross-road of Software Engineering, Commodity, Energy and Finance. This creates an interesting cultural mix: We value the flexibility, collaboration and employee-centric approach that the Tech culture brings but we also value the pragmatism, hard-working and intellectual excellence expectation that often runs in the Finance and Energy worlds.

• Team of 85+ talented Engineers working with the most modern tech stack

Recruiter Screen: 30 minute video interview with a recruiter from hiring team

Hiring Manager Interview: 45 minute video interview with the hiring manager, technical deep dive

Technical Exercise : Task completed at home, 45/60 minute debrief with Senior Engineers to discuss

Meet the Team: 30 minute video interview, an opportunity to see the fit and get to know your potential future team

We're a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions that tackle market challenges head-on. If you're driven by customer satisfaction and thrive on turning ideas into reality, then you've found your ideal destination. Are you prepared to embark on this exciting journey with us?

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Our People Pledge

Don't meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don't match 100% of the job requirements. Don't let the confidence gap stand in your way, we'd love to hear from you We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.

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