Golang Job: API Developer Job

We are looking for motivated developers with experience in the design, development, testing and management of APIs within both server based and serverless environments.
The job is located at our impressive North London offices where our skilled teams collaborate to deliver high quality projects to an amazing set of tier 1 clients all with with engaging and challenging requitements.

Required skills

• Strong experience designing, developing, testing and managing APIs within both server based and serverless environments.
• Design & implementation of API solutions & strategy
• Building optimised APIs that ensure security, usability and reliability
• Expert in RESTful principles including JWT, JSON, Integration, yaml language and Open API Specification Standard.
• Strong experience in OAuth2 implementations using identity/SSO tools
• Commercial experience with JavaScript/Nodejs and GoLang programming
• Commercial experience with the use of DevOps toolsets for CI /CD automation
• Strong experience with SQL based databasing
• Unit Testing

Advantageous skills

• Commercial experience with GraphQL and gRPC
• Knowledge of virtualised technologies and techniques, such as containerisation
• Experience with NoSQL technologies

Candidates will

• Enjoy being part of the company’s fast-paced, scale-up environment.
• Build rapport quickly, creating positive and productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Value diversity, different environments and cultures.
• Have excellent communication skills, and actively enjoy shaping requirements and communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Be proactive / hard-working / reliable.
• Have an analytical approach to problem solving.
• Be subject to a DBS check.
• Have experience in the design & development of POCs.
• Be able to deliver projects from inception to completion often working with a broad mix of individuals and companies with diverse skill sets.
• Possess outstanding attention to detail and understand the need for high quality documentation.
• Collaborate with various companies (vendors, operators & others) to provide technical recommendations and specifications for wider industry adoption.
• Be highly experienced in the Agile methodology and processes with a hands-on approach to assist with the design and prototyping for product backlog and road-mapped features.
• Be able to work towards deadlines, being personally resilient and able to handle, at times, the pressure of a demanding workload and complex client needs.

Location
This role is primarily office based in the company’s recently renovated, stunning offices in North London (1 min walk from East Finchley tube on the Northern Line). Hybrid working options are available.
About us
We are a well established digital media agency with clients including national telecoms providers, government agencies, high street restaurant franchises, award winning fashion houses and professional footballers. With over 20 years’ experience in cloud based web systems, we pioneer new technology and services to achieve maximum added value from web technology for our clients. We have recently been recognised as being one of the top three digital media agencies in London.

Starting Salary
£40,000 (Junior) to £65,000+ (Senior) /year – considering skills and experience – negotiable

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £40,000.00 per year