Google Pillar | Cloud & Dev Specialist, Remote Portugal

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We are seeking a talented and experienced API and Backend Specialist with a solid background in cloud services to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of computer networking concepts and be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile development environment.

Additionally, you should have extensive experience in designing, developing and maintaining robust APIs and backend systems using best practices and industry standards.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in API development and backend systems.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Java, Python, Node.js, Golang or others
• Experience with major cloud providers (GCP preferred)
• Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code adoption and implementation on cloud environments (GCP preferred)
• Experience with Cloud Governance models: infrastructure provisioning and configuration, cost management (FinOps), identity access & management, etc.
• Experience with container-based development and orchestration: Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, etc.
• Expertise in code optimization, memory management, complexity analysis, static and dynamic code analysis (SonarQube, Valgrind, Smartbear, etc.)
• Know-how and hands-on experience with networking topics: DNS, Load Balancing, Reverse Proxies (Nginx, Envoy Proxy, etc.), Web Servers, OSI Model, TCP/IP, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), NAT, IP Planning, Routing, etc.
• Network Security: TLS, SSL, HTTPS, Firewalls, etc.
• Expertise in Event-Driven Architectures and Programming
• Knowledge in Message Brokers: Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Memphis or others
• Knowledge of concepts: Producer, Consumer, Queue or Topic, Exchanger
• Authentication Methods: Single Sign-On, Standardised authentication protocols such as OIDC, SAML CHAP, JSON Web Token (JWT) and API Authentication Methods (API keys, OAuth 2.0), Mutual Authentication (mTLS), etc.
• Experience with Operation and/or Site Reliability workloads for logging and monitoring: Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana, Logstash, etc.
• In-Memory Data Storage Systems: Redis, Memcached, etc.
• Database and transactions knowledge: relational, Big Data (MPPs), NoSQL, ACID, CRUD, etc.
  
  Nice to have:
• Capability to express and communicate well for audiences: workshops and training for colleagues, for example
• Experience with networking on Data Centers and/or on-premises setups