Junior Backend Developer

About the Position

We are looking for a talented and highly-motivated backend developer to build and maintain services at Talka, joining our engineering team in one of our Lisbon, Toronto, or Silicon Valley offices.

Engineers at Talka are expected to get things done, while exercising a great degree of critical thinking, creativeness, and innovativeness in their solutions to our problems. As a backend developer at our startup, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying a multitude of services. You will work closely with our frontend and ML developers to promptly deploy cutting-edge ML applications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain our services and APIs;
• Designing and implementing successful ML pipelines by working closely with the ML team;
• Implement solutions for data storage;
• Participate in the backend design process, steering the team’s decisions and providing constructive criticism.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant industrial experience;
• Solid understanding of backend architectures and their trade-offs;
• Experience with database systems (SQL or NoSQL);
• Excellent Python skills;
• Backend development experience;
• Experience with GCP, Azure, or AWS cloud platform;
• Great communication skills;
• Proven ability to deliver quality code within budget and time constraints;
• Experience with microservice architecture (Bonus);
• Experience with machine learning development is a plus (Bonus).

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment;
• Collaborative and supportive team culture;
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

About the Company

Talka is a forward-thinking company dedicated to leveraging technology to solve complex problems. Our team is passionate about creating impactful solutions and we are looking for individuals who share our vision and drive.

Application

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please submit your application with the required information below.

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