Key Notes
Backend leadership combines day-to-day management of about ten developers with feature architecture, delivery planning and hands-on Go development. Relevant expertise includes 5+ years building scalable, reliable backend services, proficiency in Go/Ruby/Python/C++/Java/Kotlin, and upper-intermediate English. The London role pays £130,000–£160,000, requires four office days weekly and offers relocation support including visa sponsorship.
What You'll Work On
- Manage about ten developers across planning, project delivery, career development and hiring within a Wheely technical team.
- Architect medium- and large-sized backend features, evaluating technical requirements and design choices with the engineering team.
- Develop scalable services mainly in Go and review peer code for consistency, readability and efficiency.
- Coordinate requirements and project goals with designers, testers and product managers, maintaining supporting software-design and user documentation.
Why This Role Matters
- Wheely’s Passenger or Billing services use medium- and large-sized features built in scalable Go code, allowing the engineering team to extend backend functionality.
- Peer-reviewed Go code and supporting design documentation make implementation decisions easier for Wheely developers to understand when they maintain or extend Passenger or Billing features.
What They Are Looking For
- Experience: Relevant experience includes 5+ years developing scalable and reliable backend services.
- Technical: Relevant programming languages include Go, Ruby, Python, C++, Java and Kotlin.
- Technical: Relevant technical skills include in-depth knowledge of databases and messaging systems such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka and RabbitMQ.
- Language: Language skills sought include upper-intermediate or higher English proficiency.