What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at Akoya?
The Role
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our growing engineering organization. In this role, you will be responsible for:
This remote position is only available to individuals living in the greater Boston, MA, New York City, NY and Raleigh, NC areas. Candidates who do not live within these areas will not be considered for this role.
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our growing engineering organization. In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Developing software in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
- Building microservices and APIs for high-scale, high-availability data pipelines handling sensitive financial data using Go (Golang).
- Creating dynamic, user-friendly web applications in Next.js (and React).
- Contributing to test automation, ensuring code quality and maintainability.
- Quickly learning and adopting new concepts and technologies, and implementing them effectively.
- 4 years of software development experience, with a focus on building and testing applications using secure coding practices.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Proficiency in Go (or Java), with the ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
- Experience with frontend frameworks such as React (bonus points for Next.js).
- Familiarity with CI/CD processes, testing frameworks, and best practices.
- Strong understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems internals (e.g., filesystems, system calls) and networking/cloud systems.
- Solid foundation in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Design Patterns.
- Cloud technology experience, preferably AWS (EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda).
- Self-starter who is customer-focused, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven.
- Experience with container and serverless architectures (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Background in developing public cloud-based applications with a focus on microservices and REST APIs.
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks and practices.
This remote position is only available to individuals living in the greater Boston, MA, New York City, NY and Raleigh, NC areas. Candidates who do not live within these areas will not be considered for this role.
