About the Role
Software Engineering team is a group of highly motivated people with a passion for technology. As Junior Software Engineer you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and innovating on Syntax’s financial software and data products. You will be tasked with writing optimized, performant code, and be provided opportunities to contribute to the planning and design of our products. Your work will contribute to the development of web applications, data pipelines and third party integrations. You will also provide direct feedback into Syntax’s software engineering process and improve the efficiency of the team.
Responsibilities will include:- Designing, enhancing and maintaining large financial databases for use in web applications.
- Developing and maintaining database systems supporting the construction of performant, complex queries.
- Writing well-designed APIs and working with backend services.
- Creating flexible and intuitive client facing JSON APIs for streaming data.
- Implementing dynamic front-end layouts to design specifications.
- Ensuring that mission critical systems and services operate smoothly by triaging and resolving operational issues as part of a team of on-call engineers.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and solve complex problems.
Requirements:- A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or related discipline.
- Proficiency in relational database systems such as Postgresql.
- Familiarity with JavaScript and at least one modern front-end framework.
- An eye for code quality, familiarity with design patterns and best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.