Software Engineer

Akaru is a software development lab offering web, mobile, and custom software development consulting. Our team provides outstanding professional services in user experience, design, and full-stack engineering that translate bold ideas into masterfully handcrafted software products.

Our mission is to provide remarkable joy to the users of software that we make and deliver consistent professionalism to our partners. We do this by working in teams made up of individuals constantly building up one another through resiliency and continuous learning — keys to success in high uncertainty environments.

At Akaru, we’re committed to nurturing a culture of learning, collaboration, trust, and ownership. We stay humble about what we know and what we don’t, and we’re looking for people who can champion that mindset with their peers.  

What we offer you 

• Very competitive salary 
• Paid time off
• 13 month-pay and performance bonus
• HMO
• Work with a competent global team (Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, and Singapore)
• Open, young, dynamic, and collaborative working environment
• Career advancement and quality training
• Flexible working schedule
• Casual, but professional work atmosphere

 Conditions

• Location: Philippines
• Contract type: Full time
• 100% remote / work from home

What you’ll do        

• Implement & maintain microservices with Golang
• Design and write technical specifications
• Collaborate with QA Engineers to test and deliver the feature with high-quality and high-speed
• Test Driven Development with unit, integration, and end-to-end tests (no test, no merge culture)
• Work closely with mobile & frontend engineers for API design & integration
• Take ownership for assigned tasks

What we are looking

• 3+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages including but not limited to Go, Java, C++, C, and Node.js
• Experienced with SQL and database design
• Knowledgeable of Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Validated ability to excel in a fast-paced agile team
• Excellent reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skill
• Strong individuals with a desire for advancement and a willingness to learn new technologies
• Collaborative attitude
• Open to work in a start-up environment

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with Go
• Knowledgeable of container and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience working on cloud infrastructures like GCP or AWS