Metal Toad is an award-winning AWS Consulting Partner and AWS Managed Services provider based in the USA. We help our customers with cloud adoption by providing architecture, migration, optimization, machine learning, and 24/7 support. We are a professional services firm providing services in software engineering and the cloud, including Technical consulting, Programming & QA, DevOps, Applications, UX, Product management, and Project management.
Metal Toad is a fully remote company, offering all team members the ability to work from home. For this opportunity, the selected candidate must be available to work Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time (PST).
Although Metal Toad is a remote company, we are currently seeking contractors residing in Brazil for this position. Compensation will be made in Brazilian Reais (R$), in accordance with the local currency of the country where the position is located. Due to legal limitations, we are unable to sponsor any type of visa.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume in English as a PDF.
Overview
The Backend Engineer position at Metal Toad requires experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. You will be part of a talented team that works on mission-critical applications.
Responsibilities
* Planning: Able to adapt to a dynamic and collaborative work environment, make independent decisions, and communicate them effectively.
* Planning: Confirms project requirements by reviewing program objectives, input data, and output requirements with PMs, supervisors, and clients.
* Planning: Provides estimates based on requirements, wireframes, and designs.
* Development: Own project success by proactively communicating risks, known issues, and changelogs.
* Development: Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
* Development: Work as part of a team.
* Development: Code conforms to best practices.
* Development: Appreciate the value of well-tested code.
* Development: Perform peer code reviews.
* Development: Create projects that are free of major defects.
* Development: Maintain a positive and respectful tone in all interactions.
* Expertise: Research new libraries, techniques, and ideas.
* Expertise: Supportive of local community events and initiatives.
* Expertise: Interested in publishing blog posts showing technical expertise.
* Expertise: Enhances the organization's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Qualifications
Required
* Agree with our Corporate Values Statement.
* Believes in the company mission: To help people.
* Believes in the principles of open source.
* 5+ years of experience with Python.
* Familiar with relational database concepts.
* Familiarity with Postman and how to make API calls.
* Familiar with NoSQL databases.
* Experience with or knowledge of the following technologies:
o REST API development and deployment
o JSON modeling and usage
o Querying and modeling using a relational data store
o Using package managers such as npm or pip
o Using Git for source control
* Experience in TDD and/or BDD
* Strives to enhance project test coverage
Nice to have
* NodeJS
* AWS Certification
Please note that Metal Toad will never ask for payment or financial information during the hiring process. If you are asked for such information, it is a scam. Report it immediately.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Metal Toad by 2x
#J-18808-Ljbffr