Golang Job: Full Stack Software Engineer

Hi – my name is Filipe Santos and I am the Engineering Manager of MetaCompliance Limited in Porto. I am looking for an amazing Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team – only amazing people need apply! You will need a sense of humour to work with us balanced with an innate curiosity for technology and the ability to constantly evolve your skills and yourself. We value hard work, and a passion for technology, people, and our customers. Did I mention you have to be amazing?? If you haven’t got a passion for technology, people and customers it’s probably not a good idea to apply for this role as it’s not for you.

Does this sound interesting? Are you bored? We can offer a challenge! With us your contribution will matter.

Be part of our innovative growing team in the hot global market of Cybersecurity and Awareness. You can help us make our AWARD WINNING software even better and in return, we will invest in you so your skills and career path grow with our company. If you are ambitious and genuinely want to add value, this is your opportunity to be part of our accelerated growth.

Let’s start with the formalities.

We need the successful candidate to have:

· A third level degree in an Information Technology or Computer Science related field.

• 5+ years’ postgraduate relevant software development experience in a commercial environment providing technical leadership on complex / challenging technical projects
• A proven ability to deliver high quality, working code.
• Excellent knowledge of Golang and creating RESTful APIs
• Excellent knowledge of containerized computing, for example Docker / Kubernetes
• Excellent knowledge of database technologies, for example PostgresSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
• Working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks (vue/react/knockout/angular)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft technology stack including Azure and associated technologies, C#, SQL Server a plus
• Working knowledge of C++ also a plus

Still interested? Here’s the job in two bullets:

1. An expert your field – The Software Engineer will be responsible for creating high quality products and software features for MetaCompliance.

2. Collaboration is key – You will be collaborating with system architects and the product team to define what are the best technological answers to our complex problems.

What responsibilities will the Software Engineer have?

· Develops, tests, and helps deliver high quality, performant software products and features to our customers.

• Works with the Product team to ensure that any new requirements are well understood within the team.
• Review any design deliverables to ensure they are fully coordinated, are within agreed timescales and meet team objectives.
• Enforce the coding standards document as it stands, enforce coding quality and code reviews, and suggest improvements as necessary to coding standards et al.
• Work closely with the Operations team to quickly work to close required Support cases and fix issues as a matter of priority.
• Work on assigned Change Requests and Enhancement Requests alongside Operations and other development teams and assist junior team members in their assigned CRs and ERs.

What we don’t want: ​

• Someone who will not take ownership and blame others for poor results
• Someone who can’t keep their eye on the ball, or lots of balls as the case may be
• An individual that will seek constant direction or are still finding their feet in the world of product management or SaaS platforms – we need expertise.
• Someone who is scared to come out of their comfort zone and try something new whilst learning along the way.

What this person will do:

• Own their own s**t and have exceptional attention to detail and always seeking a better way of doing things.
• Be willing to learn at as fast and become an expert on our product, not afraid to roll up their sleeves and adopt a hands-on approach.
• Demonstrate willingness and persistence to innovate personally.
• Determination to overcome hurdles, solves problems and complete the job.
• Anticipates unplanned events and adjusts accordingly.
• Someone who has excellent written and oral communication skills across all stakeholders (Must be fluent in spoken and written Portuguese and English).

Sounds exciting? Let’s try and put you off!

Working at MetaCompliance is not everyone’s cup of tea. We believe that to create product with personality and impact you must strive harder and push boundaries. We want our people to do the same.

​No vanilla here!

As an ambitious private-equity backed technology leader we are scaling our organisation at pace whilst delivering quality solutions. That leads to meaningful challenges. Our teams accept these challenges as a part of the journey and thrive on the energy. We won’t get everything right, so you’ll need to be flexible and resilient as we navigate our path as a team.

We're directly competing against the biggest player in the Security Awareness Training market – a huge, publicly listed, American company. They have more money and more people, so we need to work harder, be smarter, more nimble and take more risks to have impact. Think David vs Goliath

Why you will love it here!

· We invest in your career! Your personal growth and development are at the core of how we operate. With the chance to work with an international team and a globally recognised brand.

· We continue to invest in only the best software and hardware and have technology stack that is designed to make your job easier.

· We invest in you! Never miss a work or family event work life balance is important here, if it matters to you…it matters to us.

· We offer 24 (rising to 25 in 6 months) paid annual leave days per year - flexible vacation policy.

· Generous employee referral bonuses - help us find people as driven as you are!

· Working from Home – we care about you and your results not locations.

· 9AM to 5PM workday – enjoy the end of the afternoon to take care of you or your family!

· Competitive Salary.

· English teaching classes or Skills Training: pick up what you want to improve.

Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities:

MetaCompliance Ltd wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.

If this opportunity excites you and you genuinely feel like you could add value, please submit your CV.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Reference ID: FSDev1022