Senior Software Engineer

Join Mimecast's Cloud Platform team as a talented Software Engineer to help build and maintain Mimecast’s Production Engineering tools and APIs to orchestrate Production Operations such as compute provisioning, inventory, and infrastructure service automation.  You will be part of a team of talented engineers, responsible for the reliability of Mimecast’s Hybrid Cloud infrastructure that protects billions of emails each day. This is a great opportunity to get involved with a variety of technologies that are mission critical to the business. We would love to hear from you if you enjoy problem solving and finding creative solutions to business and technical requirements.
What You’ll Do

• Maintain and extend our existing suite of internal frontend and backend tools.
• Build new applications using the latest frameworks and best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and specifications.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to coding standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the reliability, security, and maintainability of our code.
• Craft comprehensive and clear documentation to ensure the clarity and maintainability of our projects, demonstrating strong written and communication skills and attention to detail.  
• Act as a technical subject matter expert, providing guidance and support to cross-functional teams on tooling related issues and projects.
   

What You’ll Bring

• Proven track record as a full-stack engineer, building and maintaining secure and reliable frontend and backend applications.
• Extensive experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and Python.
• Proficiency in API design principles, RESTful API design.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of database systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and practices.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

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Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.