Senior Software Engineer - Back-End (Remote)

About the role

Foodics, a restaurant management ecosystem and payment technology provider founded in 2014 and serving customers in over 35 countries, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer. The role sits in the tech team and focuses on creating, maintaining, testing and debugging back-end web applications so they are fully functional and stable. The workplace is remote.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and guide the architecture of several web applications.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers and product managers.
• Design and implement new features and functionalities.
• Use test-driven development to write well-tested code.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
• Integrate data from various services and databases.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers.
• Research and lead the adoption of new systems and technologies.
• Reduce technical debt, improve performance and organise the codebase.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience developing large-scale web applications.
• Experience leading technical projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests.
• Experience designing, implementing and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency and consistency.
• Experience with building fintech applications is a plus; a background in fintech and foodtech is also a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders.
• Fluent written and spoken English, and ability to adapt to a time-zone difference and work remotely.

Required skills

• Extensive experience with relational databases.
• Strong PHP / Laravel experience is preferable; other languages are welcome.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs.
• Good understanding of Redis and caching.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation, including bonuses and the potential for shares.
• Regular training and an annual learning stipend.
• A team of over 30 nationalities working in 14 countries.
• Autonomy, mentoring and challenging goals.