OKAPI is a product design & development company that helps both startups and established enterprises transform their ideas into polished products

We are currently expanding our team with multiple roles, in this particular post we are looking for a world-class Software Engineer with a strong work ethic and excellent communication skills.

US timezone sync up and time availability with ET timezone is required, excellent command of english language is preferred.

We are seeking a Software Engineer who is ready to design, develop, deploy, and maintain production-ready solutions focused on the company objectives. Our ideal candidate has experience developing cloud-based distributed systems, with firm knowledge of API’s, microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development platforms, and is focused on the company’s success and product quality.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software development leveraging modern development platforms.
• Experience in developing solutions that target cloud services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the deployment platform.
• Experience with building Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) systems.
• Experience in the implementation of distributed systems based on serverless technology or microservices architecture and a passion around continuous delivery and quality engineering.
• Understanding of agile methodologies and practices.
• Experience developing solutions for deployment within Docker containers.
• Experience partnering with team members to speed adoption of new tools and technologies.
• Experience with building automated unit and integration tests for repeatable and reliable regression testing.
• Experience with building automated load, stress, and endurance tests for repeatable and reliable performance testing.
• Analytical, creative, and innovative. Eagerly tries new things and learns from experiences.
• Logical and creative problem-solver with the ability to summarize issues effectively.
• Excellent time manager, with the ability to efficiently shift priorities.
• Clear and concise communicator who effectively sets expectations and raises issues as needed.
• Strong team player with a positive attitude and ability to adapt to changes.

Key Objectives:

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain production-ready API solutions.
• Write and execute unit/integration/performance tests to ensure the quality of our products.
• Create and maintain internal software documentation and public API documentation.
• Collaborate with other software engineers, researchers, product managers, and cloud/operation engineers to determine requirements, implement, deploy, test, and support our products.
• Follow Agile/Scrum processes like daily stand-ups, refinements, planning, and retrospectives.
• Provide second level support in a rotating on-call schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all aspects of agile process.
• Architect and build end-to-end API solutions focused on speed, quality, scalability, and performance.
• Work primarily in Golang and cloud-native technologies (AWS).
• Collaborate across time zones via Slack, mail.
• Document the solutions including internal and public API documentation.
• Develop unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure quality of releases.
• Maintain and develop new features based on customer success.
• Mentor more junior engineers and support adoption of new tools and technologies.

Nice to Have:

• 1+ year of programming experience implementing production systems in Golang.
• Experience with AWS services and technologies such as: ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, KMS, API Gateway.
• Experience with cloud provisioning with infrastructure as code using CloudFormation, Terraform, and/or AWS CDK.
• Database development experience (e.g., MongoDB, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, RDS).
• JavaScript front-end SPA frameworks (React/Redux).
• Npm or similar package manager.
• Java, Bash scripting, Groovy, Python, and C++ programming languages.
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers.
• Experience with image processing.
• Understanding of machine learning principles and architectures.
• Experience developing systems based on user stories.

We are offering

• A friendly international environment where you can follow your passions and develop your skills
• A flexible schedule (no strict working hours)
• Paid vacations
• A variety of interesting & challenging projects
• Performance bonuses

Come join us and see how ideas come to life!

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