Backend Engineer | Pixaera
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Backend Engineer

Who are we?

We’re a passionate team of builders who are dedicated to delivering solutions that empower people. Today, we’re leveraging AI and gamification to build a vertical platform that is centered around improving the safety readiness of frontline workers in any high risk industry. If you are a doer who thrives in a dynamic, mission-focused environment, join us!

Who are we looking for?

We are on the lookout for a skilled Backend Engineer with a strong background in Go to join our forward-thinking team. The ideal candidate will excel in tackling complex technical challenges, optimizing performance, and managing projects from concept through to production. You should be a self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fully remote environment, with a proven ability to communicate effectively and drive iterative solutions. Experience with NodeJS, and familiarity with GraphQL and gRPC, are a plus.

Key responsibilities:

Required skills:

  • Proven experience with Go
  • Proven ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex technical, architectural, and/or organisational issues, and propose iterative solutions
  • Experience with performance and optimization problems and a proven ability to both diagnose and prevent these issues
  • Experience working in agile environments with an iterative software development process
  • Effective communication skills: clearly communicate status updates, ability to achieve consensus with peers.
  • Experience owning a project from concept to production including discovery, discussion and execution
  • Self motivated and self managing with strong organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to thrive in a fully remote organisation
  • Experience with writing unit and integration tests
  • Experience with Git and Github
  • Positive, proactive and solution oriented mindset
  • Self starting, independent goal oriented and numbers driven
  • Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, sufficient for success in a remote and largely asynchronous environment.
Nice to have:
  • Experience in NodeJS
  • Familiarity with GraphQL, and GRPC
  • Game Development experience or familiarity

How do we support and benefit our employees?

  • Fully remote set-up, with 2x company-wide meetups per year to meet and bond with your colleagues.

  • All the equipment you need to succeed provided by Pixaera.

  • 25 days of company vacation allowance per year in addition to local public holidays. If there is a public holiday that you would rather work, let us know and you can swap it for another day in lieu.

  • Competitive stock options.


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