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Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts

creaturecomforts.co.uk

1 Job

74 Employees

About the Company

We’re redesigning the entire vet experience, making access to care seamless, joyful, and everyday.

Open now in St. John's Wood, Notting Hill and Chiswick.

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Company Name
Creature Comforts
Job Title
Mid-Senior Backend Engineer
Job Description
We’re redesigning the entire veterinary experience from the ground up, using a membership model to make access to care seamless, joyful everyday for pets and their parents. No more struggling to get an appointment, waiting around in drab clinics, and being treated by a different vet every time. We’re delivering personal service, beautiful spaces, clever tech, and - of course - plenty of treats for pets and people alike.

At Creature Comforts, we believe in delivering exceptional experiences through technology and innovation. Whether it’s building engaging apps for our customers or enhancing the efficiency of our internal tools, our team is at the heart of it all. Join us in our central office and be part of a company that values creativity, collaboration, and cutting-edge solutions.

As we grow, we’re looking for an experienced, passionate and experienced Backend Engineer to join our team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving our backend applications. Working closely with a highly experienced group of designers, product managers, and engineers, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our solutions.

Job requirements
At least 3 years experience designing, implementing and deploying scalable, distributed backend systems, ideally designed for mobile and web clients
Proactive in identifying and resolving complex problems both independently and part of a team
Comfortable transforming ambiguous requirements into concrete user stories
Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs design principles and database technologies
Expertise working with cloud computing platforms such as AWS
Experience with Typescript
Good engineering practices like CI/CD, clean code and testing at different levels - unit, integration, etc
Experience integrating third-party APIs and services
Familiar with security best practices

Job responsibilities
Contribute to the system design of our software ecosystem and technical strategy
Design, develop, and maintain business-critical backend services for our web and mobile applications
Work and collaborate closely with an autonomous, cross-functional team and contribute to a positive and inclusive work environment
Articulate technical concepts and ideas to stakeholders, both technical and non-technical
Write well structured code and maintain a high-quality standard for the codebase
Deploy our software to production environments
Monitor performance and availability, debug and resolve issues

Job benefits
A competitive salary tailored to your experience and expertise.
A central office location with a vibrant and collaborative workspace.
Opportunities for professional growth, training, and career progression.
Flexible working options, including hybrid arrangements.
A supportive and inclusive company culture where your ideas are valued.
Generous benefits package...
London, United Kingdom
On site
03-02-2025