Senior Backend Developer, Student.com
Python, MySQL, Microservices
Marketplace for international student housing
Be an early applicant
Marketplace for international student housing
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
Student.com is committed to helping students find their perfect home abroad.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Developer with expertise in Python, mySQL and Architecture to join our dynamic team
- The ideal candidate should have a strong background in building scalable and high-performance architectures that support consumer facing web and mobile applications
- If you are passionate about backend development and would like to play a part in shaping the future of the APIs, architecture and integration at Student.com, we would love to hear from you
- Proven experience as a Backend Engineer with Python in a microservices architecture
- Strong architecture background – you need to be able to write code
- Strong understanding of Typescript and GraphQL
- Familiar with Elastic Search index and search
- Familiarity with both relational (specifically mySQL) and NoSQL databases
- Experience building RESTful APIs and integrating with 3rd parties in a SaaS based scenario
- Understanding of testing, for example with PyTest or similar
- Consider the reusability of code, components, and module development while writing code
- Familiarity with techniques such as Continuous Integration and Delivery
- Experience with Cloud Platforms ideally AWS
- An advocate of automation at all levels from unit to performance testing
- Has code review capabilities and is to help and guide other engineers with their code submissions
- Any exposure to AI or ML would be very welcome e.g. OpenAI etc
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, cross-border international environment
- Self-starter attitude, with the ability to work independently to resolve issues and research findings
- Good written English documentation skills to communicate with others via written documentation formats
What the job involves
- Join us in creating innovative and user-friendly applications that make a difference to students from all over the world
- Develop and maintain APIs and Services for web and mobile applications
- Commercial experience building backend for B2C and B2B experience on web and mobile
- Familiar with architecture patterns e.g. microservices and event driven architectures
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement user-friendly interfaces
- Experience working in agile thinking teams using methods such as Kanban, Scrum and XP
- Work within an international team to ensure clear communication across different roles within the teams
- Ideally has recently line managed a team
- Optimise application performance and ensure responsiveness across various devices
- Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The number of international students at UK universities alone continues to rise, making a platform which provides easy access to the international student housing market invaluable, and giving Student.com a growing market to expand into.
Before Student.com, it was difficult for landlords to exercise global reach and harness the large numbers of students coming to universities from abroad. Student.com has provided this access, giving landlords worldwide the opportunity to cash in on a lucrative market.
Student.com has seen rapid growth since being founded. Now, it is betting on expanding into new territories like the US, having secured successful rounds of funding from leading investors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2019
$10m
LATE VC
Feb 2016
$60m
LATE VC
Total funding: $70m
Company benefits
- Starting kit Every new team member gets a laptop and some gear to help you kickstart the journey!
- Social events: What happens at the party stays at the party. We have social events planned all year round!
- Daily Snacks: Hungry at three in the afternoon? Don’t worry! Our kitchen is always stocked with healthy breakfast and snacks
Company values
- Excellence
- Total peace of mind
- Integrity
- Passion
- Positive Attitude
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Luke Nolan
(CEO)Studied Banking and International Finance at Cass Business School, then built a range of experience in banking, investment and entrepreneurship
People progressing
Joined as Offline Marketing Manager, promoted to Senior Chinese Marketing Manager after 2 years, 6 months; promoted again to Head of UK Chinese Student Marketing after 1 year, 7 months
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