Software Engineer, Backend

We are looking for a motivated and talented Software Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining the high-performance, scalable systems that power our recommendation and tracking system. You'll tackle complex challenges in distributed systems and low-latency services, directly impacting the experience of our users. The ideal candidate is a team player and strong programmer with a passion for learning and a solid understanding of modern backend technologies.

What We're Looking For Core Skills

• Strong Programming Fundamentals: Solid grasp of computer science principles, including data structures, algorithms, concurrency, async programming, networking, and testing.

• Polyglot Programmer: Ability to quickly learn and effectively contribute in Go , Python , and JavaScript/Node.js.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Machine Learning Exposure: Background (academic or professional) in machine learning, particularly the ML lifecycle or recommender systems.

• Low-Latency Services: Proven experience building high-throughput, low-latency HTTP services.

• Distributed Systems Knowledge: Good conceptual understanding of distributed systems (failure modes, retries/backoff, idempotency, consistency trade-offs). Hands-on experience is a major plus.

• Cloud-Native Technologies: Familiarity with GCP , Kubernetes , and Docker.

• Database Proficiency: Solid understanding of both relational (e.g., SQL) and non-relational (e.g., NoSQL) databases.

• Browser & Tracking Fundamentals: Knowledge of the DOM event model and browser storage mechanisms like cookies and localStorage.

Location: Oslo, Norway
Position: Full-time

Contact person: Jon Scheistrøen, Head of Data & Analytics

Email: jon.scheistroen@aller.com, mob: 95824844

Application deadline: October 15, 2025