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Join our team either remotely or in our HQ in Amsterdam. This role can be based in any location within the EMEA region.
About us
MessageBird is transforming the communications landscape as one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world. Our cloud communications platform makes it possible for businesses to instantly connect with over 7 billion phones globally, allowing them to speak with their customers in the same ways they talk to their friends.
Our suite provides access to all major messaging channels, from SMS and Voice to WeChat, Messenger, Facebook, WhatsApp and more. We provide out-of-the-box solutions with our own applications like Inbox and Flow Builder, plus a robust set of APIs that simplify workflows and automation.
With over 15,000 customers — from small and mid-sized businesses to some of the world’s biggest brands — it’s likely that you’ve benefited from our technology at some point. Our products range from turn-key applications like Inbox, Flow Builder and Campaign Builder, to leading solutions and APIs for enterprises; all are available through our Online Self-Serve (OSS) dashboard.
Our global team is a powerhouse of 350+ employees, who work across eight international offices. We’re excited that you’re here and interested to #jointhenest.
How we work
We work fast, grow fast, and build fast. Life at MessageBird moves in fast-forward motion. We’re a team that focuses on making an impact — right from day one. We are go-getters, industry leaders, and dreamers. Risk takers. Roll-up-your-sleeves-and-make-it-happen kind of people. We thrive on transparency, and we value solution-minded attitudes.
We are all driven by one ethos: Get Shit Done. We love shaping things together and leveraging different perspectives, because that makes our products better. Our Birds are empowered with freedom and opportunity; in return, we expect honesty, courage, and agility. We own our work, and sometimes we fail. And then we get back up and cross the finish line — together as a team. Sound refreshing? We think so, too.
The role: Senior Software Engineer Golang
Senior Software Engineers play a key role in our product engineering squads. You’ll be responsible for helping design, develop and maintain our communication products and related services. This will enable our customers to send out millions of SMS messages per day; place voice calls via our REST API; gain real-time insights using our Dashboard; and reach out to consumers via IM platforms like WhatsApp.
Our product engineering squads have the freedom and authority to create impactful products to empower both our internal and external customers. We use an agile development methodology, meaning we deploy code multiple times per day while ensuring our applications are rigorously tested and statically analyzed.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Help design and build a performant, scalable and fault-tolerant communication platform.
Team with engineers to solve system design and implementation problems (and get a thrill out of every triumph!).
Work with and enable engineers from other teams who interact with the platform.
Problem-solve issues based on business/customer need and impact, working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Teach others: One of the most meaningful tasks of a Senior Engineer is improving the knowledge level of the team members.
You will flourish working in a hyper-growth environment where the next project is ready to be picked up.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
At least 5 years of relevant software development experience
Strong experience in Golang is a must
Strong experience working with relational databases and non-relational data stores (like MySQL, Cassandra & Redis).
Experience with Docker, Containers and Kubernetes.
Practical and theoretical knowledge of development patterns, software architectures and design patterns (TDD, Event-Driven, SOLID, Hexagonal, DDD).
Knowledge of (cloud) infrastructure principles (load balancing, high availability, containerized services, database configurations) is a bonus.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Ability of teaching others and helping them grow.
Psst… some added perks
The ability to Work Anywhere — literally anywhere you want, as long as it’s in the same time zone as your team (yup… you read that right!). This comes with the added benefit of finding the right work-life balance for you by following our 80/20 rule.
WFH office set-up allowance to make sure you have all you need to “get shit done” in an ergonomically-friendly manner.
Top-notch work equipment (including Bose headphones!).
MessageBird swag to keep you well-dressed.
The occasional (virtual) company-wide and team events.
A team of (fast-)forward-thinking, talented and fun colleagues from more than 50 countries!
MessageBird is an equal opportunity employer. If you think you’re a match for this role and can bring some great skills to the MessageBird team, please apply! We’re excited to get to know you.
Head of Engineering Corsearch Remote €65,000 to €90,000 a year
March 2020
1 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
This job posting is no longer available
Job Description
Job description
In the seedy, greedy world of online crime, there are tens of thousands of counterfeit products placed for sale on the internet at any given moment. Pointer Brand Protection has developed an advanced software solution that allows our legal analysts to easily detect and act against online IP infringements on behalf of brands who are looking to eliminate knock-off items.
Why work at Pointer Brand Protection/Corsearch?
Our team analyzes millions of listings per day, ingesting data at a tera-scale rate. If that is not challenging enough, our overarching goal is to spot detrimental online activity for our customers and coordinate investigation activities in near real-time with advanced data-streaming and data-classification techniques. We run machine learning, image recognition, risk analysis and fraud detection algorithms in parallel to help clean the internet.
Requirements
What do we ask of you?
There are a few skills you should master, but don’t be afraid; we strongly believe it is your character that determines whether you are a good fit for our team or not. Besides your experience and expertise, we would like you to bring excitement, speed, creativity and a moonshot attitude to the team. We thrive in a fast-paced, FUN startup environment, taking on many challenges at once. That is what we would like to see with you as well: a passion, a fire within.
Technical Requirements:
Solid experience in Go and multithreading programming;
Proven experience in designing and implementing large data crawling architectures;
Strong knowledge of crawling concepts such as page levels, web performance metrics, W3C standards and scraping tools;
Familiar with common anti-scraping strategies (dynamic data loading, Reverse JS, IP proxy, cookie pool, authentication code, etc.);
Proficient with Linux/Unix.
Non-technical requirements:
5+ years of experience leading and managing technical teams and software projects;
You are a pragmatic programmer who understands what is needed to get things done;
Fluent communication skills in English;
Focus on details and quality;
Proactive and goal-oriented;
Strong problem-solving skills;
Customer focus: You have the ability to understand what the customer challenge is, and drive backwards to reliable and effective technical solutions;
Raise the bar: Your solutions and technical advice are founded on your solid technical experience. You have managed one or more teams into continued success and your leadership prevails even in ambiguous scenarios;
Lead and build: We grow. You grow. Your team grows. You take responsibility for the growth and development of your team and help everyone around you improve every day.
Useful to have:
- Familiar with Amazon Web Services and its core products;
Familiar with data streaming platforms such as Kafka or Kinesis.
What’s in it for you?
25 vacation days to recharge your batteries;
Full time remote working;
A laptop provided.
What do you do next?
If this sounds interesting, click apply and introduce yourself! We’d love to have a chat to get to know each other (either at our Pointer office or through Skype). We will be sure to keep you posted about the recruitment process every step of the way, which may also include an assessment. We very much look forward to hearing from you!
We don’t consider third party applications or agencies
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Fox Digital Consumer Group is a strategic business unit with a customer-driven focus that is leading the consumer-driven revolution in media and entertainment. The group is strengthening and improving Fox Networks’ already successful TV Everywhere apps as well as developing, building and executing new consumer offerings that deliver fantastic Fox content in new and exciting ways.
Fox DCG is responsible for driving the development of platforms and capabilities and overseeing the ongoing enhancement and support of Fox Networks’ existing apps and TV Everywhere, including Fox Now, FX Now, Fox Sports Go and the National Geographic TV Apps, as well as the creation of new direct to consumer TV products. Additionally, DCG works hand-in-hand with the network marketing groups to promote awareness, adoption and usage of our TV Everywhere offerings, guide strategy and business development for new offerings, and manage key partner relationships (including the integration with Fox’s regional businesses in Europe, Asia and Latin America).
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a Go developer in Fox DCG’s engineering group, you will be an integral part in the architecture, design, development, and deployment of authentication services for Fox’s digital video products across web, mobile as well as the next generation of devices. This role will develop end-to-end solutions and services using Golang other relevant technologies that drive our global digital products. The ability to not only code and develop tools but also to understand a wide range of technologies and integrate them would be critical to this role. A deep understanding of systems, modern development best practices and open source tools will be required to excel in this role.
QUALIFICATIONS
3+ years of relevant engineering experience.
2+ years of Golang programming experience.
A strong foundation in object-oriented software architecture and programming principals.
Experience with source code and knowledge repositories such as Git, Jira, or equivalent systems.
Experience in cloud-based hosting and systems architecture (AWS or other).
Understanding or experience with Agile development methodology
Excellent problem solving skills with ability to synthesize information from multiple sources, identify relevant data, formulate and test hypotheses, and implement solutions.
Self-motivated, flexible, collaborative.
Strong verbal and written skills
Passion for television/entertainment is a major plus
Solution Architect NewStore Boston, United States / Remote $130,000 to $150,000 a year
October 2018
2 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
This job posting is no longer available
Job Description
The NewStore mobile retail platform empowers brands to deliver an extraordinary end-to-end shopping experience for consumers. Built entirely from a mobile perspective, it integrates with existing ecommerce platforms such as Demandware, SAP Hybris, Oracle ATG, and Magento. NewStore raises the omnichannel bar with one-touch purchase, scalable clienteling, and on-demand delivery — all optimized for the small screen. Founded by Stephan Schambach, creator of Demandware, NewStore boosts conversion, promotes engagement, unifies online and offline, and modernizes fulfillment. NewStore is headquartered in Boston with a subsidiary in Berlin. For more information, visit www.newstore.com.
We build and maintain a state-of-the-art microservice architecture and use the following technologies: Amazon AWS, RESTful APIs, Node.js, JavaScript 6 & React Native / Eeb (iOS and Android), Python, Golang, Docker, RabbitMQ, nginx, HTML5, PostgreSQL.
Follow Your Passion
NewStore is looking for a Solution Architect to join our growing Field Service Team with a focus on both internal customer advocacy and external expertise. The position reports to the Director Professional Services. The place of work could be in Boston or remote within the US with periodic travel to headquarters and customer locations.
The successful candidate will be involved from the initial customer contact through to the planning and execution of the project involving solution partners, internal software developers and clients. You will be leading all technical aspects of customer implementations from project kickoff to complete delivery.
Responsibilities:
• Meet with clients to define and articulate business requirements and architect complex solutions leveraging NewStore, existing IT landscape and recommend solutions with an eye to future scalability, performance, operations and maintenance
• As a subject matter expert, you will be responsible for educating and guiding decisions made by solution partners and customer technical team, including leading by example when necessary
• As a seasoned customer-facing professional, you will have skills to influence stakeholders and team members
• You will responsible for attaining customer objectives within time and scope with maintaining the quality of the architecture
What we need from you:
• Relevant experience with several of the following subject areas of five (5) years:
- eCommerce, OMS, In-Store retail and (m)POS systems and processes,
- CRM, ERP and Fulfillment integrations
- Technical background on implementing on client- and server-side: RESTful Web services, web technologies, mobile applications (Javascript a plus)
• Proven success with delivering projects on time, in scope, and to customer business objectives
• Enjoys working with customers - customer focused, experience working with a 3rd Party delivery team
• Strong English language written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility in the presence of shifting situations whilst maintaining a cool and dominant posture
• A strategic thinker who can anticipate potential challenges related to invisible constraints such as scalability and regional/international differences, etc.
• Preferably university qualifications in a technical field such as Engineering or Computer Science
• Travel 25%
What we offer:
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401(k)
• Personal development budget
• Lunches together
• Opportunity to travel to other offices
• Flexible working hours
• Generous paid time off policy
Platform Engineer or Architect Wanderu Boston, United States / Remote $110,000 to $135,000 a year
October 2018
2 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
This job posting is no longer available
Job Description
Wanderu, a 2016 Inc Magazine Top 15 Company, is a fast-growing startup that simplifies the process of comparing and purchasing ground transportation in more than 40 countries. Wanderu instantly searches over 200 different bus and train operators, routes, and schedules, empowering millions of travelers to find the right trip for them at the best price. Be a part of an exciting, fast-paced startup environment and make a difference in the world.
We hire people who are driven, solutions-focused, and passionate about their work. Our employees never fill a single role and always rise to new challenges with excitement and curiosity.
We are seeking experienced engineers to join our Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will be key to the development and management of the Wanderu technology platform. As a member of this team, you will work closely with others in an exciting environment using the latest technologies including NoSQL and graph search technologies. You will start fast and ship features and fixes in your first week.
About you
You learned CS concepts in school like linked lists, graphs, Big “O” notation, search and sorting, but you wondered why everybody used a relational db for everything.
You thrive in an environment that doesn't get bogged down with red-tape and encourages creative solutions to complex problems.
You desire to have an impact with what you do and want to see what you build help people.
You know that there is never just one path to a solution and that the key is finding the solution that helps move the product and team forward quickly without sacrificing quality.
You like to travel and wondered how technology could have made the experience better.
When you run into every-day problems, you think to yourself “How can I automate this?" or "How can I make this work better?”
When you were a child, you disassembled your toys to see how they worked. Most of the time, the pieces came back together in the right order.
Your engineering career started on the front-end or the back-end, but you feel comfortable contributing across the full stack.
About us
• We are polyglots for everything – coding languages, frameworks, databases, and human languages
• We choose the best technologies for a given problem and are not afraid to try something new
• We implement Python, Golang and node.js for our APIs, backed by MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and a myriad of AWS resources
• We employ agile methodologies (combination of Scrum and Kanban) and deploy to production frequently
• We negotiate on "right" vs "right now" to deliver a minimally viable product to our customers as quickly as possible, analyzing the results and building on them to continuously improve.
• We are a team and support each other on all challenges
• We maintain standards of code quality and testability
• We have fun together and celebrate each other's accomplishments
Required skills
• Experience with writing scalable REST Services backed by high-performance databases
• Experience with designing and developing high-volume transactional e-commerce systems
• At least 3-5 years of experience developing with node.js, Python or equivalent languages for high traffic websites
Desirable skills
• MongoDB / PostgreSQL / Redis experience
• Experience building scalable I18N/L10N support for data models and APIs
• Experience working with geolocation APIs and data
• Knowledge of Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch, and AWS resources like SQS, Redshift and RDS
How to apply
If you think this describes you, email us your resume along with any additional requirements to jobs@wanderu.com.
Benefits
• Health benefits including dental & vision
• Remote and Work from Home Friendly
• Stock options – all employees benefit from the performance of the company
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Quarterly Internal Hackathons where we get to work on crazy fun ideas
• Lunch & Learns by industry leaders
• Ping-pong table
• Compensated travel tickets
• Fully stocked snack kitchen
• Team outings
• Happy hour every Friday
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Blockchain Developer hypergrowth London / Berlin / Remote $70,000 to $120,000 a year
August 2018
4 Applicants This Week
More Than 6 Months Old
Job Description
Hypergrowth is seeking an experienced Blockchain Developer who has solid expertise in system and software architecture, delivering scalable Enterprise software. The perfect individual will be confident and experienced with relevant full life-cycle architecture and software development capabilities.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Must have broad and deep technical knowledge and passion for learning new technologies rapidly and independently
Should have broad technical foundation and be able to understand network, operating system, database and application development design
Responsibilities
Design and build industry specific solutions using the Blockchain technology
Contribtute to infrastructure setup and solution development in Blockchain and related technologies such as Ethereum, crypto currencies and smart contracts.
Understand functional requirements as applicable to various industries and convert into system specifications for development.
Define development approach and best practices to implement the solutions.
Design and build Blockchain framework, accelerators and assets.
Document development artifacts and best practices.
Mentor team members, review code artifacts and provide technical guidance.
Requirements
5+ years of hands-on experience in Java/C#/Python/Golang.
3+ years' experience in application development and systems implementation.
1+ year experience in Blockchain research, understanding and solution development.
Experience in NodeJS, GIT repositories, open source tools &technologies.
Very good understanding of Blockchain technology, crypto currencies (Bitcoin or others), various consensus protocols.
Experience in development on one of the Blockchain platforms like Hyperledger, Ethereum, R3 Corda, Ripple, Neo,
Experience in development of applications using distributed applications framework like Meteor, Multichain etc.
Basic understanding of cryptography, symmetric/asymmetric (public/private key), hash functions, encryption/signatures.
Experience with distributed systems and protocol design
Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL or distributed databases
Strong understanding of Algorithms and Data Structures
Understanding of secure software development practices
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who can turn ideas into reliable, beautifully written code that other people will find easy to comprehend and modify. You have a fundamental understanding of distributed systems and how Linux works behind the scenes. All additional experience in low-level systems is considered to your benefit. Experience and understanding of blockchain are not mandatory.
Responsibilities
Work closely with us as we build additional features, functionality, and applications
Understand Gevulot infrastructure in detail to ideate and execute areas of improvement
Implement and contribute to engineering practices and processes
Qualifications
2+ years of experience in Go, through official work or personal projects
Ability to quickly learn complex systems
Ability to proactively identify issues and find possible solutions
Fluent and active communication skills in English
Preferred Skills
Experience and interest in distributed systems, P2P networking, virtualization, and unikernels
Curiosity for blockchain/cybersecurity
Familiarity with Linux internals, POSIX standards, file systems, and zero-knowledge cryptography
Stack
Linux on x86-64
Nanos unikernel
QEMU
gRPC over VSOCK
Go
Postgresql
What we offer
Fully remote position
Competitive salary
Significant responsibility from day 1
Fast growth environment with opportunities for professional development
Minimal amount of meetings
Free-ish working hours (Some overlap availability needed with EET)
Opportunity to work on the cutting edge of Zero Knowledge infrastructure
Opportunity to gain experience in the blockchain industry and development without prior industry experience
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Location: Remote, US and Canada only
Compensation Range: $135,000 to $170,000 base plus bonus and equityÂ
What We Do:Â
Founded in 2015 as a fully remote company by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress was built on a simple premise: to force hackers to earn every inch of their access.Â
Today’s cyber-attacks aren’t limited to large organizations with the security tools that can ward off threats. Hackers don't discriminate and will find a way to penetrate any vulnerability in any size business, which is why Huntress focuses on protecting those small to midsize businesses that make up the backbone of our economy.
Huntress stops hidden threats that sneak past preventive security tools by utilizing our award winning security platform and expert human threat hunters through dynamic products including Managed EDR, MDR for Microsoft 365, and Managed Security Awareness Training.
Join the hunt and help us stop hackers in their tracks!
What You’ll Do:Â
The Huntress team is looking for a senior engineer who has experience writing software that interfaces with the Windows Operating System at a low level. This engineer will be responsible for developing applications that communicate from our customers’ Windows systems to our web portal to provide our threat operations team with critical threat-hunting information.
Responsibilities:Â
* Build features for a Windows application that interfaces with various low-level windows APIs on Windows to collect data and send it to our SaaS application
* Integrate our endpoint application with our backend SaaS web application’s REST APIs for managing state and providing information that is used for threat hunting, paying particular attention to low resource usage on Windows hosts
* Collaborate with QA and DevOps to use our end-to-end testing framework to test our agent and its interactions with our web portal
Rewards:
* The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology
* Training in a field that is fast-growing and in demand
* A work environment with a high bar, low stress, and no politics. We are software engineers, not coders.
* We leverage our peers to help fill our gaps and come up with the right solutions.
* We succeed or fail together as a team and value making others successful. Your manager will work hard to create a successful path forward for you in your career
What You Bring To The Team:Â Â
* Cyber security experience or a willingness to learn
* Able to communicate highly technical concepts clearly and concisely
* 5+ years of programming in Go
* 5+ years of experience writing low-level software that interfaces tightly with the underlying operating system
* Experience with Windows internals, Win32API, WMI, Powershell, and drivers is a bonus.
* Experience writing software for distributed architecture
* Ability to coach or mentor junior engineers
What We Offer:Â
* 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
* Generous paid time off policy including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
* 12 weeks paid parental leave
* Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plansÂ
* 401(k) with 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
* Life and Disability insurance plans
* Stock options for all full-time employeesÂ
* One-time $500 stipend to build/upgrade home office
* Annual allowance for education and professional development assistanceÂ
* $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
* Access to both Udemy and BetterUp platforms for coaching, personal, and professional growth
Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are.
We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.Â
We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit small businesses.
Accommodations:
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accommodations@huntresslabs.com. Please note non-accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response. Â
If you have any questions about your personal data privacy at Huntress, please visit our privacy page.
Swarm is a system of peer-to-peer networked nodes for a decentralised storage and communication service.
Swarm could shape the future towards a self-sovereign global society and permissionless open markets. On Swarm, applications run autonomously yet securely in a planetary-scale deployment and execution environment.
Bee is a Swarm client implemented in Go. It’s the basic building block for the Swarm Network.
Bee provides low level constructs for file storage, feeds, key-value stores and untraceable communication, through solid, well-tested code delivered in an agile manner.
Key technologies are Go, libp2p, protobuf, leveldb, and go-ethereum, as well as various cryptographic libraries.
Your role:
Take architectural decisions for our p2p distributed network
Suggest improvement solutions for our codebase and the testing process
Development of the reference Swarm implementation in Go aka Bee
Developing domain-specific knowledge and expertise in the Swarm incentive layer implementation
Bringing code up to spec
Delivering well-tested code
Conducting thorough code reviews to your peers
Your profile:
You have 5+ years of experience in a similar position & at least 3 years with GoLang
You have experience in working on large-scale distributed systems
Familiarity with infrastructure tools (we use k8s, helm)
You follow SOLID principles
You like to work in a fast paced environment
Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
You manage your own time effectively and respect time constraints
You like to work remotely
You are available around the CET timezone
You can express yourself fluently in English, both verbally and in writing
We appreciate:
You have a solid grasp of blockchain principles and application design considerations
Experience with libp2p
You are familiar with go-ethereum
Acquaintance with cryptographic concepts
Knowledge of monitoring tools (we use Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger and OpenTracing)
Knowledge of Solidity
A passionate open-source contributor
We offer/Team perks:
An open, flat and transparent work environment
100% remote friendly
Flexible working hours
We care about our swarm: Incentives through BZZ, our token
Should you be interested in the position, please send your CV to talent@ethswarm.org
Most Important:
* Develop new services using GoLang to address critical product and business requirements
* Design scalable systems using modern cloud technology and industry best practices to solve unique challenges
* Communicate a long-term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems and teams
* Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate product and technical vision into a quarterly roadmap
* Write high-quality, thoroughly tested code to meet customer needs
* This role utilizes the following: Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, K8s, Monitoring, Logging, Queues, and Pub/Sub
Nice to have:
* Experience working with Docker
* Knowledge of monitoring and managing GoLang infrastructures to ensure optimal performance
* Familiarity with AWS DynamoDB
* Interest or familiarity with cryptocurrency-focused Fintech solutions
Personal Attributes:
* Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Proactive, self-directed, and able to work within a wider team
* On-call availability during business hours for critical issues and escalations
* Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills