Backend Developer
LiveChat
What do Backend Developers love about their role at LiveChat?
Before we get into technicalities, here’s a little testimonial from other Backend Developers (your future teammates) working at LiveChat:
We create innovative, world-class engineering solutions. We don’t mean to brag, but in our daily work, we solve unconventional problems you can’t really google. Whenever possible, we open source our libraries and share them with the developer community. @Olek
We all make impactful contributions. Some of our best solutions or even products started as someone’s side projects. You’ll have our full support in turning your idea into practice: time, necessary tools, and experts’ advice. @Bartek
Procedures don’t stand in our way. You don’t need hundreds of permissions to start a project or get a new laptop. We’re a flat organization, where people trust each other and approach one another as partners. We’ve always avoided excessive bureaucracy and we want to keep it that way. @Jan
The measure of seniority is independence. Our junior backend devs work on the same problems as regular and senior developers. The difference is in the amount of help they get on the way. No matter your seniority level, you’ll get creative, responsible, and challenging tasks. @Marcin
About the role:
- You’ll be a member of the Platform API team responsible for developing our core backend services.
- You’ll develop the API used internally in our products. Thanks to that, you’ll get to cooperate with various teams.
- On top of that, the exact same API is used by external developers, who build LiveChat integrations. Your work will shape the entire LiveChat Platform ecosystem and the LiveChat Developer Community.
- You’ll have full ownership of the features you’ll work on. You’ll get to propose, design, and implement a solution. You’ll have our support all the way to fixing bugs on production 😉
- We work in SCRUM, but it’s hard to describe a typical day. Your team will be divided into technological and project groups you’ll be a member of. Sounds enigmatic? We’ll be happy to tell you more.
Our tech stack:
- Go, Node.js, C++
- MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, RabbitMQ
- gRPC, Protobuf, Websocket
We’re open to experimenting with new technologies. We analyze each problem and choose the right tools to solve it.
Who we’re looking for?
- Seniority level & experience: We’re open to all seniority levels, but having some practical experience is a must. However, what you did matters more than forhow long you were doing it. We don’t calculate the seniority level based on years of experience.
- Technical skills: You should know at least one backend programming language, and it doesn’t have to be Go or Node.js. However, if it’s not one of those, we expect you are willing to learn them over time. We’re advocates of software craftsmanship, who truly care about the quality of their code. We hope you share those values too.
- Soft skills & attitude: We’re a team of developers driven by passion, who enjoy each other’s company and like to joke around. At the same time, we’re open to feedback, both positive and negative. We don’t avoid difficult subjects but resolve problems by discussing them. We’ll get along well if you’re cheerful, ready to give & take feedback, and passionate about coding. Your enthusiasm and proactive approach can make up for a more modest experience.
- Language skills: You need to have very good knowledge of written and spoken English.
We can offer:
- A full-time position in a company whose product is used 300k times per minute – worldwide(!);
- A solid salary with all the government expenses covered;
- The remote-first approach with our own, dog-friendly, coworking space in case you’d prefer working from the office and would like to have your pup friend to keep you company ;);
- Support for your self-development with free access to Udemy courses, every book you’d ever want from Amazon, and a possibility to participate in the LiveChat Academy – all of that to boost your interest in our business and products;
- Time and space for your creativity and ideas to be shared during our Side Project Days;
- Multisport card – checked, private medical care – checked, dedicated integration budget – checked;
- A dedicated spot just for you on our Team page