Senior Full Stack Engineer
About Weaviate
Weaviate is an AI startup with open source and creativity at its core. Our AI-native vector database uses machine learning to create meaningful insights from unstructured data in a completely new way. Named one of Forbes?? Top 50 AI startups, and with over a million monthly downloads, Weaviate is quickly growing in popularity with developers and enterprises alike.
Our team members work remotely across the globe with the flexibility to work from anywhere and at any time. Our people experience this as a massive benefit! Operating with a strong sense of ownership and collaboration, our teams prioritize results while empowering each individual to do their best work.
About this role
As a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Weaviate, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining the core services of our SaaS platform. You will collaborate with your colleagues to implement new features within our microservice architecture, contributing to both backend and frontend development. Your responsibilities will include code reviews, automated testing, and troubleshooting issues.
You will join the Weaviate Cloud team, which develops Weaviate??s managed offering. This includes a range of projects from dashboards to identity management, billing systems, user experience improvements, SaaS marketplace integrations, and leveraging our cloud provisioners. The team environment is friendly, collaborative, and focused on delivering high-quality software products iteratively.
This is what you'll be doing
?? Lead the development of new features, creating RFCs to gather functional and non-functional requirements in collaboration with team members.
?? Work primarily on backend microservices using Golang and MongoDB, while also engaging in frontend development to enhance functionality and customer value.
?? Participate in the full product development lifecycle, including refinement, design, development, deployment, and maintenance of features.
?? Utilize CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions) to automate deployment processes, ensuring seamless integration and delivery.
?? Perform code reviews and contribute to the development of automated tests.
?? Investigate and resolve issues that arise in our services.
What we are looking for
?? Full Stack experience (delivering value end-to-end):
?? Very strong backend engineering skills - Golang is a must-have.
?? Experience with frontend frameworks like React and Next.js, and familiarity with TypeScript.
?? Solid understanding/experience with distributed microservice systems, including high availability and scalability, and proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.
?? Proficiency in CI/CD practices, with experience deploying and operating continuously deployed applications in production
?? Ability to understand feature requirements and deliver high-quality increments within two-week sprints.
?? Knowledge of No/SQL databases, including Postgres and MongoDB.
?? Familiarity with GraphQL and testing tools like Cypress is a plus.
?? Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical details clearly.
?? Independent work style with a proactive approach to solving challenges.
?? You are usually available in a time zone between UTC-5 and UTC+2.
?? You are aligned with our company values.
What we offer
?? 100% remote with flexible work hours.
?? Competitive compensation, including paid time off.
?? Budget available to spend on going to conferences, co-working space, home office equipment, etc.
?? Work with very experienced and fun team members.
?? An atmosphere that encourages learning and personal growth, and that gives you lots of freedom, flexibility, and responsibilities.
Are you interested?
Have a look at this page to learn what you can expect from our interview process. Be aware that conducting a background check is part of our onboarding.
If you are interested in Weaviate and this role, you can apply via the ??apply now!?? button below. All of our communication will be done in response to your application. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to our recruiter - and not to one of our colleagues (via LinkedIn). In this way, we ensure that our people can focus on doing their best work.
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