Backend Software Engineer

• Duration - 8 Months
• Location - The Hague - Hybrid/Remote Working options available
• Full time Freelance Contract - 8 hours per day 5 days per week
• Start Date - Soon as candidate can be available.
• Rate - €70 - €90 Per Hour (Dependant on Experience)
• English Speaking Business Environment

Roles and Responsibilities

• Build a range of APIs to serve multiple internal consumers ranging from customer facing.
• Deliver high-quality, well-tested code.
• Communicate with other teams and individuals to plan, coordinate and seek feedback.
• Pitch in where needed as a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team.

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Python; Go is a plus.
• Experience with Kafka or messaging queues
• Experience with Mongo DB
• Experience with distributed systems;
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• You have experience deploying production applications (ie. AWS, Google Cloud)
• Rave about the benefits that CI / CD has given you in previous projects.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing highly scalable backend services.
• You know when to use a non-relational instead of a traditional relational database.
• A solid background in Computer Science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and
• Deftness at object-oriented design and systems architecture
• Comfortable working with unix-like systems.
• Great communication skills.