WHY DEPT? We are pioneers at heart. What this means, is that we are always leaning forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That's why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.
Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 20+ countries, we're big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients' problems, no matter where you are in the world.
JOB PURPOSE DEPT is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join one of our amazing clients! The team and project you will be working on plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining highly performant and reliable edge services that enable our client's devices to communicate with the rest of our cloud ecosystem. These services are not just critical; they are indispensable in keeping their customers' homes secure. In this role, you will:
Build solutions from their inception through to production - from design, development, testing and deployment.Use the best tools for the job, creating the right-sized, tested, and reliable services to meet the needs of customers and co-workers.Work on microservices, which are:Small and independentEasy to learn, change, and extendAs a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate and coordinate with various engineering teams within the platform. Your role will drive adoption, gather feedback, and continuously improve the solution.Be a technical leader on the team, driving design discussions/decisions and participating in code reviews; mentor and coach team members on sound design and coding practices.Support in creating a technical roadmap for the team.About You A collaborative team player with industry experience (8+ years) writing backend services at scale using one of Go, Python, Java, C++ or C#.Embrace the opportunity to work in a polyglot development environment, where you can leverage various cutting-edge technologies to build robust solutions. Having a conversational upper-intermediate English level is required for this role.You must thoroughly understand foundational web services technologies such as TCP, REST, Protobuf, and JSON, as these form the backbone of our services.Experience with cloud technology (AWS preferred) and designing solutions that leverage its unique advantages.Work with the latest and most in-demand technologies, concepts, and approaches, including DevOps, Microservices, IoT, Security and more.Collaborative mindset and a passion for technology and learning. Enjoys mentoring teammates and helping everyone perform better.Practitioner of lean or agile software development principles and practices, understanding and advocating the importance of test automation, continuous delivery, continuous improvement, and value delivery.Nice to haves:Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, and such)Experience with PythonExperience working with one or more of the following data handling technologies (SQL, AWS IoT, Redis, Amazon SQS, Elasticsearch, Kafka)Comfortable with the CLI and shell scriptingKnowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS)WE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU: DEPT is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We believe our work is its best when our people feel safe and free to be themselves. We're committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process and workplace, regardless of anyone's identity, background, beliefs, lifestyle or disabilities. So tell us about any accommodations you need. It's totally confidential and only used to make sure you feel fully supported at every step.
We are a B Corp-certified company passionate about purpose-driven work. Our hope is that you can feel good about the contributions DEPT is making to the world and we always have an open door for your ideas in making the world a better place.
DEPT is a pioneering technology and marketing services company that creates integrated end-to-end digital experiences for brands such as Google, KFC, Philips, Audi, Twitch, Patagonia, eBay and more. Its team of 2,500+ digital specialists across 30+ locations on 5 continents delivers pioneering work on a global scale with a boutique culture.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION At DEPT, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.
Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.
We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.
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