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Senior Software Engineer

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Job Description - Senior Software Engineer

 


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WHO WE ARE AT BASH 


We are a team of leaders, bold thinkers and friends, and we’re on a mission to create remarkable omni-channel experiences for our customers.


We believe that by being Bold, Accountable, Simple and Human, our values will lead us forward, keeping us real, connected and directed.


By leveraging the power of technology and exceptional talent, we are building products that bring the physical and digital world together to create communities that prosper. This journey requires grit, ambition and teamwork as we transform SA retail for the better.


And we’re only just getting started. Now is the time to jump onboard.


 




 


SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER  JOB DESCRIPTION


As a Senior Go Engineer at Bash you’ll have a far-reaching impact on the commerce experience for both our customers and store staff. You’ll work in a dynamic cross-functional team closely aligned around the customer journey, with the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects and technologies.


This job is for you if you are: 



  • Collaboration with the team as part of an Agile development process.

  • Manage your JIRA tasks, removing ambiguity from your tickets to streamline development 

  • Assist your team on operational tasks related to the platform.

  • Build relationships with developers, product managers and other colleagues

  • Influence the team to build resilient, maintainable solutions.

  • Participate in the on-call rotation for for critical system alerts

  • Document processes and SOPs (we use Confluence)


SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER EXPERIENCE 



  • 6+ years of relevant work experience

  • BSc Computer Science or equivalent is encouraged (strong work experience can fill this gap)

  • 5+ years experience writing backend code. We primarily use Go(and Python) for our backend services, and React (and Flutter) for our frontend applications.

  • 5+ years experience designing backend for frontend services and applications.

  • In-depth knowledge of databases, data structures, algorithms and an interest in distributed systems. Experience in a scripting language.

  • Great problem-solving skills.

  • A passion for observability and monitoring of the services you build.

  • Experience owning the deployment process of your services and applications in Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform.

  • You have experience with other languages, specifically GoLang, Python, and JS/Typescript.

  • Ability to work effectively across teams to deliver results, with good verbal and written communication skills


 


 


JOINING THE BASH TEAM




We empower our people to choose where they would like to do their best work, with the tools they need to get there but we also encourage our teams to travel so we can also make magic happen face to face. Our offices are a vibe, which doesn’t hurt. They are decked out to make collaboration easy and help our team create lasting connections with each other. We bring teams together for planning, celebration, ideation and onboarding, and more. 


BASH PERKS 


Our perks are supercharged by our intangible benefits, like the optionality that comes with building a hyper growth business, being surrounded by the best talent in the biz and building great products that wow our customers and drive growth for our country.


Best of the Best - The wealth of talent we have will surprise + inspire you


Security within a startup - The best of both worlds. TFG's buy-in lets us invest in the people and initiatives we believe in.


Agency and Optionality - Use the ambition and collective force of our talent to drive your career in the direction you dream.


Connection and Friendship - We make sure you connect, laugh and have fun with the team. Play hard, work hard vibes.


Top $$ - The best people, in the right roles, earning at the top tier.


Your Time - We’ve got generous paid holiday, wellbeing leave and even Birthday leave for you to enjoy when you need it.


Exclusive Shopping Discount - Save when you shop across over 500 brands in-store and on bash.com.

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