Senior Backend Developer

Our client partner is searching for a Senior Backend Developer. 

Our client partner power websites and other marketing tools for US based Real Estate Agents and Brokerages.

Our partner’s technology stack includes the following:

• WordPress/PHP – the underlying technology that powers the websites.
• Angular – the front end framework that powers the backend “Admin Panel” used by customers to configure websites and perform other actions.
• There are a large number of backend APIs written in a variety of languages over the last ten or so years including:
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • C#

We are looking for a senior backend developer who could potentially lead a team of three to four other developers. You would be the most senior person on the team. 

You will be the primary and the expectation is that you will be able to “figure it out” without having to lean too heavily on the rest of the team. Do not expect a lot of documentation. The right candidate for this role will learn by doing, communicating effectively with others inside and outside of Engineering and figure the rest out through Google and YouTube.

You will join a team that is primarily based in Katowice, Poland but will work with a globally distributed team. 

You will report directly to the VP of Engineering who has a strong background in DevOps and Operations.

Salary

180,000MKD net (based on experience and abilities) 

Working Hours

1200 – 2000 CEST / Work from home 

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the majority of Placester’s backend APIs.
• Primary responsibility for Placester database data model, performance and overall design.
• Primary responsibility for keeping Placester APIs well documented using Postman.
• Collaborates with other teams to define API contracts.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines built in GitHub Actions and Octopus Deploy.

Qualifications

• Expert in Java API development
• Knowledge of and experience with C# or a willingness to learn it quickly. NOTE: Our partners has very few services in C#.
• Knowledge of and experience with Node.js or a willingness to learn it quickly.
• Experience in GitHub Actions and the yaml files that drive them is a strong plus.
• Strong ability to figure things out with a minimum of internal documentation.
• Very strong communications skills in English including the ability to speak “in business terms” with stakeholders and “in technical terms” with other members of the Engineering Team.

Employment Benefits  

• Private health insurance 
• 20 days annual leave  
• Computer with 24/7 IT support 
• Potential for international travel 
• Paid candidate referral program 
• Exposure to successful foreign managers, entrepreneurs and mentors