Software Back-end Engineer

Software Back-End Engineer

Navigo is a software/data/consulting firm dedicated to keeping people safe as they travel and work in dangerous situations around the world. Navigo does this through a suite of risk management and analysis and intelligence tools designed for NGOs and enterprise customers. Today we support dozens of organizations and thousands of people across nearly 100 nations, helping them navigate tough situations and even crises. Our solutions play significant roles in saving lives and ensuring that NGOs and companies can operate more effectively.

We are also a growing firm and need an experienced developer to help us continue our mission to build services that help companies and people across the globe.

Responsibilities

1. Design infrastructure for new builds
2. Create and maintain tests
3. Deploy logging and monitoring
4. Plan capacity and manage application performance
5. Take responsibility for technical delivery against needs and specifications
6. Develop shell scripting and components to support continuous delivery pipelines
7. Consider applying emerging technology solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness

Qualifications & Required Experience

1. Solid understanding of relational databases, and SQL for implementing database-driven, web-based applications
2. Designing and coding on all tiers of mobile and web applications and services
3. Docker, Kubernetes
4. Using Python, Node, and PHP
5. Databases especially PostgreSQL, mySQL
6. Supporting and building APIs
7. Experience with various host environments including AWS, GCP, etc.

Nice to have

1. Experience with data analysis, especially big data analysis
2. Experience writing technical specifications
3. Experience with ElasticSearch

Highly Desirable

1. Enjoy working hard on complicated technical problems
2. Able to work individually and as part of a team
3. Takes initiative and able to work independently
4. Able to take and give feedback well
5. Excellent communication skills

Position Details

1. Remote position
2. Salary based on experience
3. Flexible hours - it’s about getting the job done