Senior Backend Developer / Software Test Engineer - Gothenburg
SwedenCompetitive0 applicants
About this role
You will play a key role in designing, developing, and validating our backend system. You will work closely with our software and firmware teams to develop reliable, scalable backend services with a strong focus on quality, testing, and automation. Your experience in backend development and test engineering will be important in shaping and improving our platform.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and systems using Go and the Twelve-Factor App methodology.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks, test environments, and validation processes for backend systems and services.
- Define and implement test strategies covering functionality, integration, system, regression, and performance testing.
- Build tools and test harnesses to verify the reliability, scalability, and correctness of distributed systems.
- Optimize software for performance, efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and analyze applications and test results to ensure smooth functionality.
- Collaborate with front-end developers, firmware engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
- Your Profile
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend development, test engineering, or a similar role.
- Experience with Go is a strong advantage. We also welcome candidates with solid backend experience in other typed backend languages.
- Experience designing and implementing CI-based test execution for backend systems and distributed applications.
- Experience and familiarity with concurrent and asynchronous programming.
- Proven experience with RESTful API design, implementation, and testing.
- Strong familiarity with Linux-based IT systems and test or hosting environments.
- Knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL, Cassandra) and expertise with in-memory caching solutions (Redis or comparable).
- Experience with distributed event-strea