Software Engineer (Golang) (offline)

Required skills
• Go (golang)
• Solid understanding of OOP concepts
• MySQL or other similar relational databases and ability to write complex SQL queries and troubleshoot database performance issues
• Cassandra and ElasticSearch systems including backup and recovery, security and maintenance
• Developing solutions that utilise message/job queues (utilising RabbitMQ, Kafka, beanstalkd, or other similar software)
• Day to day use of Linux on both the desktop and server
• Networking, DNS, load balancing etc
• Server and network monitoring and management tools
• Automated deployment tools, e.g. Puppet, Ansible, or Chef
• Good understanding of application security
• Testing and writing unit tests
• Git (and in particular GitHub) — very comfortable branching, creating pull requests and merging
• Strong command of English (both written and spoken) — you’ll be working with project managers and developers from the UK and Ukraine on a daily basis so this is essential
• Passion for development
• Up-to-date knowledge of current development and programming trends
• Self-motivated and good at managing your time
• Able to quickly resolve issues as they arise
• Meticulous attention to detail and overall product quality
• Flexibility

Any experience with the following would be beneficial:
• Time series databases
• Redis
• ClickHouse
• Docker/Containerisation

We offer
• Competitive pay with yearly salary review and bonuses for great performance
• 20 days paid holiday per year + public holidays and an extra paid day off on your birthday, paid sick days
• Yearly training budget to attend conferences, courses and to buy relevant programming books.
• Interesting and challenging work and the chance to work with a wide range of technologies.
• Professional and knowledgeable colleagues.
• A stable, profitable company that’s managed from the UK
• A modern, quiet and comfortable workplace
• Free English lessons every week in the office
• A plentiful supply of coffee, cookies and fruit in the office!

Responsibilities
• Developing system tools and web services in Go
• Design and development of practical big data solutions
• Management of development and live server networks and software

About Brightlocal

We built BrightLocal to help every marketer working with a local business do their job better. Our tools and services have already helped over 80,000 local marketers deliver success for their brands and clients, and we’re just getting started.

Whether you’re looking to boost local rankings, increase online visibility, build citations, develop an amazing online reputation, or even grow your marketing agency, BrightLocal’s powerful tools make local marketing success simple.

Local marketers use BrightLocal to showcase their expertise, so it’s only fitting that expertise runs through everything we do. Our team of passionate local SEO experts constantly stays on top of the ever-changing world of local marketing, so we can evolve our offering to ensure our customers stay three steps ahead of the competition.

With over 150 staff working in four countries, we’re better positioned than ever before to develop best-in-class products. We also pride ourselves on publishing insightful research and providing exceptional service for the thousands of agency, brand, and local business customers who trust BrightLocal to give them a competitive advantage.

We’re keen to invest in our team’s continued success with regular training and conference opportunities, we also like to have fun with regular team-building days which include activities like cycling, wakeboarding, karting, canoeing and cocktail making to name but a few!

Support during the war:
The safety of our team members is our number one concern. Here’s where our energies have been focused:
• Finding homes for team members and their families to move to western Ukraine and Europe
• Supporting team members in their physical relocation
• Giving all team members full flexibility to work from wherever, and whenever they want (in Ukraine and abroad)
• Giving donations to charities and funds that support Ukrainian people and military personnel. Raised $115,000 for Ukraine humanitarian aid — BrightLocal team delivered aid personally from UK to Ukraine

Please take a look at our Glassdoor profile to find out more about the type of business and employer we are:
https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Jobs/BrightLocal-Jobs-E2096468.htm

Company website:
https://www.brightlocal.com/

DOU company page:
https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/brightlocal/