Motorway

Senior Backend Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Automotive MarketplaceIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess significant commercial experience with JavaScript and Typescript, particularly with modern features, and technologies like Node.js, Express, or Sequelize. They should have experience configuring, deploying, and monitoring applications and websites on AWS, specifically Lambda, Fargate, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3 and Eventbridge. A solid understanding of web design patterns, including SOLID principles, is also required, along with comfort working with relational and NoSQL databases, including complex queries and performance optimisation.

Responsibilities

The Senior Backend Engineer will architect and develop new Typescript code, focusing on new features and optimizing performance, enhance performance and caching strategies as the platform scales, build highly maintainable, reusable, scalable, and reliable code, design sync and async APIs using OpenAPI and JSON Schema, manage AWS infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and monitoring, champion and implement software development best practices, and contribute to the technical and product strategy of the business.

Skills

JavaScript
TypeScript
Node.js
Express
Sequelize
AWS Lambda
AWS Fargate
AWS Aurora
DynamoDB
S3
Eventbridge
Relational Databases
NoSQL Databases
Web Design Patterns
SOLID Principles
OpenAPI
JSON Schema
API Design
Monitoring and Alerting
Agile Methodologies

Motorway

About Motorway

London, United KingdomHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$264.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Automotive & Transportation, Consumer SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Risks

Competition from Cazoo and Cinch threatens market share.
Economic downturns may reduce consumer demand for used cars.
Integration challenges with Total Car Check could cause operational inefficiencies.

Differentiation

Motorway Pay offers instant transactions, setting it apart in digital payment solutions.
Acquisition of Total Car Check enhances vehicle provenance, boosting buyer trust.
Strategic leadership hires strengthen Motorway's financial and commercial management.

Upsides

Partnership with Leasing.com expands customer base and service integration.
New office space in Brighton supports growth and operational expansion.
Industry recognition boosts brand credibility and market positioning.

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