Software Engineer I - Backend

Ookla•Memphis, TN

10d

About The Position

The Opportunity: We are seeking a passionate Software Engineer I to join our dynamic and innovative development team. As a contributor at Ookla you will play a key role in web application service development, deployment, scalability, and legacy system migrations. Look to expand your languages: working in other languages is key in our mixed stack of Go, JavaScript, Python, and PHP. Experience with an RDS like MySQL would be nice-to-have.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent working experience.
1+ years of professional experience in software development.
Experience with Git
Experience with database technologies
Experience implementing a server API
Familiarity with agile development methodologies and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with front-end frameworks such as React
Experience with CoffeeScript, PHP
Experience with Docker
Experience with observability
Experience using AWS or similar cloud computing environments to build and scale a web application
Experience with API documentation such as OpenAPI
Experience with an RDS like MySQL

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and specifications.
Grow your expertise in developing high-quality, efficient, and maintainable web, mobile, and data handling services using Golang, JavaScript, and PHP
Grow your expertise in database technologies, including MySQL, Redshift, Athena and S3, to optimize data storage and retrieval processes.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to coding standards.
Eager to help with the full-stack when needed.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex software issues, identifying and implementing solutions in a timely manner.
Participate in agile development methodologies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
Stay current with industry trends and advancements in web development, and actively contribute to the adoption of new technologies and best practices within the team.
Be self-driven. You need to be comfortable reaching out to cross-functional team members to find the information you need to complete tasks.
Use LLM/AI tools to ramp up on codebases, complete boilerplate tasks, and assist with code completions.