Software Engineer, MessageBird
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Omnichannel communications platform
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Omnichannel communications platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a world where communicating with a business is as easy as talking with a friend.
Role
Who you are
- At least 2-3 years of relevant software development experience with an ideal exposure to data engineering
- Strong experience working with relational and non-relational data stores (like Apache Hudi, ClickHouse, Athena, Snowflake, DynamoDB, MySQL etc.)
- Experience dealing with high traffic applications (1M+ requests per day) is strongly desired
- A strong product mindset and experience working in product-based companies
- Experience with Amazon Web Services Kinesis Data Streams, Firehose, and OpenSearch, along with ECS, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda
- Strong experience in Golang and/or Node.JS is preferred
- Experience with Docker, and containers
- DevOps experience in cloud infrastructure management with tools like Terraform, AWS CDK, Serverless
- Experience with microservices and highly distributed cloud based systems
- Knowledge of (cloud) infrastructure principles (load balancing, high availability, containerized services, database configurations, security) is a must
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to learn and then use those learnings to also teach others and help them grow
Desirable
- Practical and theoretical knowledge of development patterns, software architectures and design patterns (TDD, Event-Driven, SOLID, Hexagonal, DDD)
- Experience with PHP
- Experience with high-throughput relational database deployments
- Ability to teach others, mentorships and help your peers grow
What the job involves
- Software Engineers play a key role in our product engineering squads
- You’ll be responsible for helping design, develop and maintain our omnichannel data pipelines and analytics products
- These products enable our customers to gain real-time insights using our analytics systems that process over 3 billion events daily
- Our product engineering squads have the freedom and authority to create impactful products to empower both our internal and external customers. We use an agile development methodology, meaning we deploy code multiple times per day while ensuring our applications are rigorously tested and statically analyzed
- Help design and build a performant, scalable and fault-tolerant data platform
- Gather requirements, brainstorm and design out next generation platform services
- Team with engineers to solve system design and implementation problems (and get a thrill out of every triumph!)
- Work with and enable engineers from other teams who interact with the platform
- Problem-solve issues based on business/customer need and impact, working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- You will flourish working in a hyper-growth environment where the next project is ready to be picked up
Application process
- After you apply, you will hear back from us within a few days. If there’s a fit, the full process is as follows:
- ↳ [30 mins] Recruiter Screen
- ↳ [45 mins] Hiring Manager Interview
- ↳ [60 mins] Programming Skills Exercise
- ↳ [60 mins] Distributed Systems Exercise
- ↳ [30 mins] Executive interview
Our take
Bird, formerly MessageBird, confronts the challenges of opaque pricing and limited accessibility in the global communication industry. Traditional pricing models often lead to inflated consumer costs, hindering fairness and accessibility. Bird aims to disrupt this norm by introducing a transparent pricing model, significantly reducing SMS charges and democratizing access to global carrier networks.
Its solution streamlines communication channels, reduces costs, and enhances the customer experience by consolidating interactions into a single, efficient platform. By investing in infrastructure and efficiency, Bird demonstrates its commitment to delivering messages at the lowest possible cost, reinforcing its dedication to transparency and customer-centricity.
With the launch of Bird CRM and its transparent pricing model, the company sets the stage for continued innovation and growth in the global communication landscape. By anticipating industry trends and leveraging technologies like AI, Bird is poised to lead the way in transforming how businesses interact with their customers across various channels while upholding its founding principles of transparency, accessibility, and efficiency.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2021
$800m
SERIES C
Oct 2020
$200m
SERIES C
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- All Remote environment
- Opportunity to work abroad according to our internal policies
- Flexible working arrangements
- Home office set-up budget
- State-of-the-art work gear
- Contribution towards your utility costs
- The occasional company-wide and team events
- Learn from hundreds of the best minds in the business
- Collaborate with diverse colleagues Our amazing team works in close to 40 different locations with almost 50+ nationalities across the board!
Company HQ
Rijnbuurt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Robert Vis
(CEO)Former CEO and Co-Owner of ZayPay.com. Co-Founder of People for People Foundation.
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