Principal Backend Engineer

About EDITED

EDITED is the worlds leading AIdriven retail intelligence platform. We empower the worlds most successful brands and retailers with realtime decision making power.

By connecting internal business and external market data EDITED infuses intelligence into every retail decision. We help retailers increase margins generate more sales and drive better business outcomes through AIpowered market and enterprise intelligence that fuels automation.

At EDITED we foster a dynamic and inclusive culture where creativity thrives and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our environment is dynamic and supportive encouraging team members to take initiative innovate and continuously grow. We value diversity transparency and a shared commitment to excellence creating a workplace where everyones voice is heard and contributions are recognised.

We believe that achieving a positive worklife balance is key to driving innovation and success. Our flexible working optionsincluding hybrid working flexible hours and a work from anywhere policyempower our team to perform at their best.

The Role

As a Principal Back End Engineer you will play a pivotal role in our technical ecosystem providing leadership problemsolving expertise and technical direction to deliver highimpact projects. Working closely with a talented team of engineers product managers data scientists and solution architects youll tackle complex challenges in data and infrastructure contributing to the success of major initiatives to help us deliver quality as a business.

Were looking for someone with strong technical leadership ability who can take ownership and accountability for large scale projects. Your day might range from designing and building APIs to optimising database queries to researching new platforms for user authentication. Youll act as not only a problem solver but also a problem finder and work directly with the Director of Engineering to come up with solutions. This role is ideal for someone who is excited by complex challenging technical problems and the chance to work with highly experienced and talented engineers to help them grow and develop in the next step of their careers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance on backend development projects taking ownership of key deliverables and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams including Product Managers Data Scientists and Solution Architects to understand business requirements identify problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Lead by example demonstrating a proactive approach to problemsolving and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering team.

• Delegate tasks effectively leveraging the strengths of team members and fostering a collaborative working environment.

• Act as a mentor providing guidance and support to junior and senior engineers fostering their growth and development within the organisation.

• Take ownership of largescale projects and work directly with senior management on company processes and OKRs.

Requirements

Its important for us to look for candidates that strive for excellence with a positive attitude a strong sense of ownership and work ethic and a passion to consistently develop and improve their knowledge and skillset. If youre excited about this role and the opportunity to work at EDITED we encourage you to apply even if you only match some rather than all of the requirements.

Essential:

• 5 years of experience in backend engineering roles with a track record of delivering complex projects and demonstrating technical leadership in a senior position.

• Proven ability to take ownership of projects drive results and mentor team members to achieve success.

• Proficiency in Python and fluent in some *nix flavour.

• Strong understanding of data management APIs and infrastructure with the ability to architect scalable solutions.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Ability to adapt and learn new technologies quickly with a passion for crafting readable welltested code.

Nice to Have:

• An active interest in DevOps and Machine Learning.

• Experience with frameworks like Django Flask or FastAPI Elasticsearch or similar NoSQL technologies and relational databases.

• A good understanding of security.

Perks & Benefits

• You can utilise our flexible working policy to ensure you can work around your schedule this means starting & finishing when it suits you best!

• At EDITED we are set up to work remotely and utilise a hybrid approach with a minimum requirement of 2 days per week in the office

• Enhanced parental leave policy

• 25 days annual leave public holidays (and an extra day for every year at EDITED)

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender age disability religion belief sexual orientation marital status or race or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

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