Farfetch
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THE ROLE We're looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join the Farfetch ID team.
FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers. We're a positive platform for good, bringing together an incredible creative community made up by our people, our partners and our customers. This community is at the heart of our business success. We welcome differences, empower individuality and celebrate diverse skills and perspectives, creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH for All.
TECHNOLOGY We're on a mission to build the technology that powers the global platform for luxury fashion. We operate a modular end-to-end technology platform purpose-built to connect the luxury fashion ecosystem worldwide, addressing complex challenges and enjoying it. We're empowered to break traditions and revolutionise, with the freedom and autonomy to make a difference for our customers all over the world.
We're looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join the Farfetch ID team. Reporting to the Engineering Lead, you'll play a key role in supporting and improving our Identity platform (Authentication, Authorization, and Account domains), also impacting the User journey and being conscious of our PII/GDPR requirements. As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include assisting in the design and development of new features/solutions across our services and platform; you'll also support the maintenance and evolution of existing components. Additionally, as part of the role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and continuous improvement of our authorization/authentication flows through proactive problem-solving. You will transform business requirements into efficient and scalable solutions, and ensure that all developments undergo rigorous testing and review. Effective communication is crucial in this role, as you will frequently interact with colleagues to thoroughly understand problems and convey clear solutions.
Evolve our Authentication/Authorization microservices architecture by refining the current ones and ensuring smooth usage throughout the Farfetch ecosystem.
Excel our engineering teams with amazing tools, frameworks, and libs that increase the productivity of the entire department.
Coach and support development teams on best practices and the usage of the tools we provide them.
Monitor, maintain, and support the existing services, tools, and libraries.
Work closely with Senior and Principal Engineers, as well as other teams at Farfetch (Data, Product, and Security), to define the team's technical roadmap and solutions.
Cooperate with other teams to ensure the technical feasibility of the scope of the projects.
A person knowledgeable in the Authorization/Authentication process with OAuth/OpenId.
A person who is passionate about code quality and has good knowledge of testing strategies to improve product quality.
A person who is autonomous and able to make important technical decisions that will have a positive impact on our platform.
A person interested in distributed and large-scale systems, excited by the challenge of managing millions of identities in real-time, and passionate about solving complex problems.
A person who stays on top of all the best practices of modern software development.
A professional who is experienced in NoSQL and/or SQL databases.
A professional with experience working with Agile (SCRUM/Kanban) methodologies is also a plus.
Proficient in written and spoken English.
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