Netcraft

Back End Engineer

Netcraft

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Tech Stack

CloudDNSEC2GoLinuxMariaDBMySQLPerlPuppetShell ScriptingSQLTypeScriptUnix

About the role

  • Designing and developing features and improvements to our products, while taking non-functional requirements like performance, reliability, and security into account.
  • Maintaining and improving existing Perl-based systems , ensuring stability, maintainability, and operational reliability.
  • Testing and documenting your work to a high standard with strong attention to detail .
  • Taking responsibility for system maintenance, operational stability, and incident prevention .
  • Responding to issues with a sense of urgency and ownership , identifying root causes and implementing long-term fixes.
  • Identifying scaling bottlenecks and resolving them, while being conscious of running costs.
  • Collaborating with other engineering teams to ensure services you own are well-integrated with their services.
  • Working with cross-functional stakeholders to help propose, design and implement solutions to meet business needs.
  • Working independently and proactively , identifying opportunities to improve systems and processes over time.
  • Where appropriate, contributing to incremental improvements or new components using technologies such as Go or TypeScript .

Requirements

  • Experience developing and maintaining production backend systems , ideally including Perl or similar languages.
  • The ability to work independently and take ownership of services and systems.
  • Strong attention to detail , particularly when working with production systems.
  • A proactive mindset with a sense of urgency when addressing operational issues or incidents .
  • Experience working with SQL databases (such as MySQL or MariaDB), including schema design for both OLTP and OLAP workloads, and writing and optimising complex queries.
  • Familiarity with common Unix command line tools (such as sed, grep, and AWK) and shell scripting.
  • Comfortable packaging software using a Linux package manager , such as RPM or dpkg.
  • Comfortable using configuration management tools , such as Puppet.
  • Experience using Amazon EC2, S3, RDS, and SQS , or equivalent services at other cloud providers.
  • Experience with version control systems , such as Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • A good understanding of computer networking technologies , including TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, HTTP, and TLS.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly and concisely.
Benefits
  • Hybrid working: please note that our expectation is two days per week in the office , with the flexibility to agree which days with your manager and vary these from time to time as needed .
  • Minimum of 33 days holiday per annum (incl. public holidays)
  • Spot Bonus for outstanding performance.
  • Pension scheme membership with 5% employer contributions + NI savings
  • Private health cover, including access to a private GP service
  • Equity tracking scheme, so you can share in the rewards of Netcraft's long-term success (eligibility criteria apply)
  • Comprehensive wellness and support provisions
  • Enhanced family leave provisions
  • Life Assurance
  • Two days paid Volunteering Leave per year
  • Free meals, drinks and snacks provided daily in the offices
  • Regular social events such as board game nights, big summer party and annual kick-off
  • Inclusive culture and environment, where you’ll feel genuinely valued and respected;
  • A tax-efficient cycle to work scheme.
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Hard Skills & Tools
PerlGoTypeScriptSQLMySQLMariaDBUnix command line toolsLinux package managerAmazon EC2Amazon S3
Soft Skills
attention to detailownershipproactive mindsetsense of urgencycollaborationindependenceproblem-solving