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Next Gate Tech

Next Gate Tech

Software Engineering
London, UK
Posted on Oct 8, 2024
About Next Gate Tech
At Next Gate Tech, we create technologies that reshape the landscape of the fund industry operations.

We empower our clients by capturing the full potential of harmonised data to drive intelligent and fully automated operations. Our transformative solutions optimise processes, enhance efficiency, reduce risks, and drive cost savings for our clients.

Driven by our commitment to innovation, our intelligence layer extracts invaluable insights, employs advanced pattern analysis spotting anomalies, and uncovers hidden links within the data.

Our modular, one-stop-shop, SaaS platform seamlessly ingests diverse datasets, creating a harmonised and enriched source of portfolios, transactions, and accounting data. This robust foundation fuels the platform to generate powerful signals through intelligent analytics, empowering a multitude of use cases.

Next Gate Tech is not just a part of the industry's evolution - it is a driving force behind it.

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About You
Moving at our pace brings a lot of change, possibilities, and ambiguity. Before you apply, consider if you:
  • You are a builder — you love to create and are driven by the satisfaction of bringing ideas to life through technology
  • Are able to take initiative in articulating complex concepts in a concise and clear manner
  • Have high commitment to making an impact, adding value, and embracing continuous learning
  • Care deeply about your contribution to disrupting an industry as we know it
About The Role

"Hello! I’m Nicolas, the Chief Product Officer at Next Gate Tech, and I’m looking for a passionate Backend Software Engineer with a builder’s mindset to join our team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and testing software that powers our innovative SaaS platform. You’ll work closely with our product and engineering teams to take projects from concept to completion, turning ideas into solutions that reshape the fund industry’s operations. We’re looking for someone who thrives on solving complex problems and is excited to bring new ideas to life through technology."


Responsibilities include
  • Drive the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of platform features, microservices, data pipelines, and APIs, ensuring performance, scalability, quality, and efficient technical debt management

  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices and coding standards

  • Work closely with product managers, designers, and other developers to gather requirements and ensure technical feasibility

  • Analyze and resolve technical issues; provide clear solutions and guidance to complex problems

  • Participate in testing activities to ensure high-quality deliverables, and contribute to release and deployment processes

  • Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers as needed

  • Expand domain knowledge, mentor junior engineers, and play a larger role in system and architecture design

Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

  • 3-5 years of professional software engineering experience

  • Proficient in backend technologies including Python, with a deep understanding of software architecture, (data) structures and design principles

  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and deployment services (GCP, AWS)

  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, with a focus on best practices in data modeling and performance optimization of building scalable data pipelines

  • Microservices & APIs: Exposure to building and scaling microservices, RESTful APIs and distributed systems

  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders

Benefits
  • 26 vacation days + 1 birthday day + 1 duvet day, so you can truly recharge and enjoy life
  • Comprehensive health and dental care coverage
  • Central location for both offices with a fully stocked kitchen, including healthy snacks, and fresh fruit
  • Freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team in search of excellence
  • Professional Development programs to expand your skills, and maximize your potential on the frontier of financial innovation

Next Gate Tech is an equal opportunity employer. We believe our team’s unique life experiences, backgrounds, cultures, beliefs and abilities add richness to our culture and depth to our ideas. Our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that supports, empowers and delivers a sense of belonging for all members of the team.

Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.