Careers at FXcompared

The role

• You’ll be leading projects using the latest technologies
  • Python - programming language
  • Apache Airflow - for workflows
  • Target Environment - Kuberneters, Docker
  • Jenkins - for Building / CI
  • ELK - for logging
  • MongoDB / Relational DBs- for data storage
  • Kafka and RabbitMQ for messaging
• Turn concepts and requirements into highly available applications and systems using core Python programming
• Running and creating automated builds and test suites
• Implement continuous integration to enhance deployment processes
• Providing support and guidance to your team while operating in an Agile environment
• Investigating and reproducing complex and technically challenging defects as required

What we’re looking for

• At least 2 years experience
• A passion for Python programming language
• Experience or familiarity with Apache Airflow, Jenkins, git, Docker
• Take ownership for code quality, security and scalability and have an equal grasp of the overall system you are working on and how it meets the needs of the end users, and business objectives
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Preparing management accounts, budgets and cash flows
• Prepare final year accounts
• Manage payables and receivables
• Execute payroll
• Prepare and submit VAT returns
• Reconcile bank statements and credit card statements

Nice to have:

• Experience in fintech
• Experience working with international companies and subsidiaries, especially the US

Qualifications and Experience

• ACA qualified
• Must have Quickbooks experience
• Proven record of working in a small or mid-sized UK firm of accountants, startup company and or SMEs
• Excellent communication skills - in person and written
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Google Suite

The role

• Development of infrastructure through reusable code with automated tooling and tests
• Use of metrics and monitoring information to ensure performance and reliability
• Understand the complexities of working with multi-tier applications and capacity testing and scaling of distributed systems
• Delivery of new features and tooling for both business and technical stakeholders
• Work alongside your colleagues to resolve engineering problems and incidents
• Collaborate with technical teams to help define a platform for the future

What you will be doing in the role

• Automating - from build pipelines to brand new systems, you’ll have a passion for automation and continuous improvement
• Develop – Be an expert on the toolset. You will be working with Kubernetes, Kafka, ELK, Jenkins, git, AWS, Docker, Linux
• Operate – you’ll understand how applications and services run-in real-world production environments, whether it’s containers or virtual machines, on our own platform or in AWS, you’ll know how to keep them running smoothly.
• Scale and Resilience - you will know how to configure the infrastructure to cope with demand while still delivering maximum resilience
• Using your excellent communication skills, you’ll share knowledge and help your team make sound engineering decisions while embracing DevOps culture
• You’ll always be learning, improving your skills and the systems you work with
• You like nothing more than to watch colleagues flourish under your guidance