Software Developer, RIAK

As a Software Developer, you will play a key role in the design, development, and maintenance of data solutions that are central to our business operations.

Full-time

Closes 28/01/2026

The RIAK team is a vital component of our Business success, where you will develop and support our fast, resilient open-source RIAK datastore.

We are seeking a technically minded Software Developer with a passion for continuous learning and a strong interest in functional programming and distributed systems. You will tackle interesting and complex challenges and contribute to the development of robust systems that are critical to our operation and scalability.

This role will provide the opportunity to receive comprehensive training in both Erlang and Golang, working in an environment where all systems and services operate on a Linux platform, delivering an open-sourced product.

Our fast-paced and engaging work environment is driven by a strong commitment to delivery and excellence. We value individuals with diverse technical skills who are eager to confront technology's greatest challenges and drive software innovation forward.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company's hybrid working from home policy.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in server-side development, including services, systems, messaging and middleware.
• Exposure to functional programming such as Erlang, Haskell, F#, Scala or Go.
• Experience with complex event processes and continuous query languages.
• Strong problem solving ability.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in an IT related discipline, or relevant commercial experience.

What you will be doing

• Developing low latency, highly available and scalable solutions.
• Working on Linux and GNU utilities.
• Working in an environment with high volumes of transactions.
• Supporting and enhancing the existing code base.
• Identifying technical areas of improvement.
• Contributing to solution proposals as required.
• Creating work effort estimates.

Bonus

• Eye care and Flu Vaccinations
• Life Assurance

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