Everyone at OANDA is focused on our vision to transform how our customers can meet all their currency needs. We are revolutionising the world of currency trading by providing innovative trading experiences, currency data and analytics solutions. Dare to be open, bold, focused - own it and apply! The future is now!
Join us and:
Be on a team that’s responsible for company-wide top priority projects.
Boost your career in a FinTech company.
Boost up your career in a global, multicultural company.
How do we work?
We’re looking for a Backend Software Engineer with experience of building APIs and microservices. You’ll be joining an engineering team tasked with developing and maintaining our high-visibility Exchange Rate API services as well as a payments platform that offers some of the most competitive foreign exchange services in the market, focused on providing corporate clients with a high service level and fast transactions.
We work with an end-to-end stack of technologies because we own our services from development to production monitoring. You will bring a learning mindset to the job and pick up skills as needed, with appropriate training and mentoring.
This role is offered as a B2B contract.
In this role, you will:
Work closely with the stakeholder and frontend developers to architect, develop, test and deliver new features
Ensure high product quality through code reviews and automated tests to increase confidence in releases
Be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the health of our apps running in production (bugs, crashes, performance, etc.) and participate in the team's on-call rotation
Participate in a Kanban-style agile process with close communication between the business and engineers
What skillset do you need to be successful in this role?
3+ years experience developing backend services
Solid knowledge of software engineering best practices and design patterns
Understanding of resilient, highly-available applications
Solid understanding of SQL databases, Redis, HTTP(S), RPC (e.g. Thrift/Protobuf)
Experience with Java or Scala (especially Play Framework and Twitter/Finagle stack) is required
Knowledge or willingness to learn Go, Python (Django, Flask, etc.)
Familiarity and comfort with modern cloud technologies like GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform
Highly organized, with good written and oral communication skills in English
OANDA Global Corporation is a diverse and global team with offices around the world. We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to OANDA. We are committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. We provide an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We will work with you to provide as seamless a recruitment experience as possible.
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