Backend Developer (Ruby and Golang)
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Original job description
We are looking for an experienced Backend Developer (Ruby and Golang) to join our team supporting Sportsnet s digital streaming products.
What You ll Do
What You ll Do
- Design, develop and maintain backend services, microservices and APIs using Ruby and Golang.
- Build scalable, reliable services supporting high-traffic digital and streaming applications.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrations with internal and third-party systems.
- Work with relational and non-relational databases including MySQL and Cassandra, as well as caching technologies such as Redis.
- Optimise applications and services for performance, scalability, availability and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across backend applications and services.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams on AWS, CI/CD, monitoring and production operations.
- Integrate with platforms and services such as authentication, subscriptions, payments, analytics, advertising and content delivery.
- Write clean, testable and maintainable code, and participate in code reviews and automated testing.
- Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions and identify opportunities to improve existing systems.
- Participate in Agile development activities including sprint planning, estimation, stand-ups and retrospectives.
- Support major live sporting events and participate in special-event production watch and support as required.
- Strong development experience with Ruby and Golang.
- Experience designing, building and maintaining RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Experience with relational databases such as MySQL and NoSQL/distributed databases such as Cassandra.
- Experience with caching technologies such as Redis.
- Strong understanding of application architecture, database design, performance and scalability.
- Experience with automated testing, source control and modern CI/CD development practices.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, particularly in production environments.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable and well-tested code.
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating in a cross-functional Agile team.
- Experience with AWS or another major cloud platform.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or other containerised environments.
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog, New Relic or Dynatrace.
- Experience with CDNs such as Akamai or Amazon CloudFront.
- Experience with high-traffic consumer-facing applications, streaming platforms or digital media.
- Experience with authentication, identity, entitlement or subscription services.
- Experience integrating with payment, analytics, advertising or other media technology platforms
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend services, microservices, and APIs for high-traffic digital streaming products, including integrations with databases, caching systems, and third-party platforms. Optimize and support production services, collaborate on architecture and DevOps practices, and contribute to Agile delivery and live-event operations.
Requirements
Requires strong development experience with Ruby and Golang, plus experience building RESTful APIs and microservices and working with MySQL, Cassandra, and Redis. Candidates should understand application architecture, database design, performance, scalability, testing, CI/CD, and production troubleshooting, and be effective collaborators in an Agile team.
Skills
- Ruby
- Golang
- Backend Development
- RESTful APIs
- Microservices
- MySQL
- Cassandra
- Redis
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Automated Testing
- Performance Optimization
- Troubleshooting
- Agile Development
- Docker
- Kubernetes
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Categories
- Software
- Technology
- Sports & Recreation
Keywords
- Ruby
- Golang
- Backend Services
- Microservices
- RESTful APIs
- MySQL
- Cassandra
- Redis
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Automated Testing
- Source Control
- Application Architecture
- Database Design
- Performance Optimization
- Scalability
- Availability
- Production Troubleshooting
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Monitoring
- Observability
- Datadog
- New Relic
- Dynatrace
- Akamai
- Amazon CloudFront
- Streaming Platforms
- Agile Development
- Live Sports Events