Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for enthusiastic and bright engineers who are familiar with and want to use cutting edge technologies and techniques in web development. Candidates must have an excellent command of the English language with an ability to collaborate with clients. The role includes:

• Scoping projects
• System design
• Writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code
• Reviewing other team members' code (providing feedback and guidance where necessary)

Team:

The development team at Xtracta is comprised of a group of intelligent, inquisitive and capable individuals. They are educated, resourceful and always eager to learn new technologies and approaches. They are very friendly and are all keen to support the successful candidate who fills this position.

• At least bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or an ability to show high levels of competence if not)
• At least 5 years of working experience
• Proficiency in

• • Node.js (NestJS event better)
  • React.js
  • TypeScript
  • SQL

• Building and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs
• Experience with testing frameworks (e.g. Jest)
• Experience  with Docker

Nice-to-haves:

• Knowledge of PHP (Codeigniter framework)
• Familiarity with microservices architecture
• Experience with orchestration systems like Kubernetes
• Familiarity with monitoring systems like Grafana & InfluxDB, Splunk
• Familiarity with logging systems like Elasticsearch & Kibana
• Familiarity with messaging services like NATS, Redis
• Experience with AWS 

Working Environment:

This is a remote role, so the candidate will be working in their preferred environment. However, there is a possibility of providing all the services necessary to help the candidate to migrate to New Zealand including the relocation costs if the candidate demonstrate excellent competency and deem to be a good addition to the team.

Application Questions (IMPORTANT):

In your application please answer the following questions in your cover letter:

• What is your favourite design pattern, and why?
• What your favourite programming language? Tell us about a new (or upcoming) language feature that has you excited.
• What do you not like to see when you're reviewing your own of another colleague's code?
• When was our company formed?