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At Turing, we are looking for experienced back-end engineers who will be responsible for the structure curation of server-side components, as well as writing server scripts and APIs. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with industry veterans while working as a remote back-end engineer at top US firms.

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Job responsibilities

Assist in integrating front-end elements with server-side logic and functionalities
Collaborate with product teams and engineering leads to meet product requirements and build the finest solutions
Transform creative product specifications into functional and scalable features
Collaborate with operations and infrastructure teams to build and scale back-end services
Contribute to conceptualizing and implementing solutions for data storage
Write unit tests, integration and automation tests, and perform code reviews to improve code quality
Address the complex problems and deliver state-of-the-art solutions on schedule

Minimum requirements

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (or equivalent)
Minimum 3+ years of professional experience in back-end engineering (rare exceptions for highly skilled developers)
Extensive programming experience with Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, .NET, etc.
Expertise in building RESTful APIs and end-to-end testing
Proficient with Linux/Unix and scripting languages, like Python, Perl, shell scripting, etc.
Knowledge of database systems and NoSQL databases, such as DynamoDB
Experience with web server technologies, including NGINX, Apache, and J2EE
Solid knowledge of object-oriented programing and software design
Expertise in writing and running unit tests for test-driven development methodology
Proficient with event-driven programming technologies, like Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS, RabbitMQ, etc.
Fluent in English to communicate effectively
Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) with a 4 hour overlap with US time zone

Preferred skills

Understanding of AWS, Slack, and Asana
Familiarity with React and JavaScript is a plus
Knowledge of microservice architecture is also desirable
Excellent collaboration and team-player skills
Experience with all phases of SDLC and Agile development methodologies, specifically SCRUM and Kanban

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