Backend Engineer

Whalar; Málaga; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a forward-thinking company as a Backend Engineer, where you'll develop robust backend features using PHP or Golang. This innovative firm is dedicated to empowering talent representatives through a cutting-edge SaaS platform. Collaborate with diverse teams to enhance microservices architecture, integrate third-party services, and improve security. With a strong focus on the Creator Economy, this role offers the chance to work in a flexible environment that champions diversity and inclusion. If you're passionate about backend development and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Servicios

Private medical insurance

25 days of PTO + sick days + winter break

Monthly telework allowance

Professional development stipend

New joiner home office allowance

Volunteer days

Social programs

Formación

• 4+ years of backend development experience with PHP or Golang.
• Solid knowledge of REST APIs and microservices architecture.
• Experience with Docker and AWS.

Responsabilidades

• Develop features that support backend services using PHP or Golang.
• Collaborate with the product team and enhance microservices architecture.
• Create technical documentation and improve data-driven products.

Conocimientos

PHP

Golang

Microservices Architecture

REST APIs

SOLID Principles

Clean Code

TDD

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

English (written and spoken)

Herramientas

Symfony

Laravel

Docker

AWS

phpstan

phpmd

Sonar

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Work Location: Spain

Named one of WorkLife's 50 Best Places to Work and one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Whalar Group is a global creator company on a mission to liberate the creative voice.

Foam, a division of Whalar Group, is a cutting-edge SaaS platform designed to empower talent representatives in managing their day-to-day workflow and growing their businesses. Foam offers premium tools and features to agencies, enabling them to streamline their operations, enhance collaboration, win more business, and drive exceptional results for their clients.

We are a curious, diverse team of 300 individuals around the world who are passionate about the Creator Economy. Our proximity, understanding, and trust of creators evolved into a first-of-its-kind creator ecosystem. Under Whalar Group, there are six companies: Whalar, a global creator agency; Sixteenth, a full-service global, 360° creator and talent management company; Foam, a suite of AI tools, templates, and services; Moby Ventures, a creator-centric venture studio; Umi Games, a groundbreaking gaming studio; and The Lighthouse, an IRL campus for creators and their teams.

About the role:

You will become a member of the development squads of our engineering team. Your mission will be the development of features that support our backend services. You will work with a tech stack built with PHP, Postgres, MongoDB, etc. Deployed to high availability in Docker containers over AWS and serverless infrastructure. You will perform monitoring, bug tracking and performance analysis of the services deployed to the platform.

This role is tied to our Málaga Office but can be sit anywhere within Spain territory.

Here's what you'll do day-to-day:

• Follow agile methodologies
• Write robust, reliable and maintainable code you are proud of
• Align with the product team to help achieve the best solution
• Contribute to growing our microservices architecture
• Integrate third-party services
• Enhance our data ingestion infrastructure
• Improve the security of our systems
• Create technical documentation
• Work towards improving our Data-Driven products
• Collaborate with our Data Science team
• Help to measure the success of our products

Here's what we're looking for:

• A minimum of 4+ years of backend software development experience with PHP or Golang
• Understanding of microservices architecture and best practices
• Solid knowledge of REST APIs and web service architecture
• Proven experience using best practices (SOLID, Clean code, TDD)
• Experience writing unit and integration tests
• Experience using Symfony or Laravel frameworks
• Experience using Docker and AWS
• Experience using code analyzer tools (phpstan, phpmd, sonar, etc)
• A good command of written and spoken English

Bonus Points:

• Experience with PHP 7.4+ and Symfony or Laravel frameworks
• Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka
• Knowledge of Python or NodeJS
• Experience with Elasticsearch

Our values:

At Whalar Group, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) isn't just a statement, it's our collective strength. Our people are our superpower. A diverse team and inclusive leadership have shaped Whalar Group since our inception in 2016, fueling a constant evolution of growth. We champion a culture of respect and empathy, fostering a sense of belonging that transcends demographics. We hire individuals of all backgrounds and empower them to thrive, challenge stereotypes, and actively break societal barriers.

The perks:

Whalar Group provides flexible benefits and collaborative work environments/experiences, so employees can work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs.

• Private medical insurance
• 25 days of PTO + sick days + winter break
• Monthly telework allowance
• Professional development stipend
• New joiner home office allowance
• Volunteer days
• Social programs

Whalar Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, promotions, training, working conditions, compensation, and benefits.