ShopBack – Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer

Entry Level / Junior Executive, Experienced / Senior Executive

Engineering, IT / Information Technology

Singapore

We are looking for a capable engineer to help build ShopBack and ensure that our site is fast, robust, and provides an amazing experience for our thousands of users. As a backend engineer, you will work with a team of engineers to design and implement APIs and software that power our core applications. You will be encouraged to improve our existing infrastructure and seek ways to make the system faster, more stable, and more secure. You will also be involved in the design and implementation of internal employee-facing user interfaces and build interfaces to communicate with external APIs.
Our workflow enables you to rapidly iterate and deploy the product based on user data and feedback. If you are passionate about having a high-impact role in building fast, robust and scalable software, talk to us. In return, we provide you with real challenges and the valuable experience of working in the next wave of E-Commerce firms.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Writing and reviewing application code
• Documenting and testing the systems you help build
• Suggest and implement user experience improvements
• Coordinating with engineering leadership to define and prioritise engineering projects
• Working with support to triage and debug technical support requests

QUALIFICATIONS

• Comfortable working in PHP
• Familiarity with all aspects of MVC web applications
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Familiarity with VCS workflows and processes
• Solid knowledge of testing principles
• Strong relational database knowledge
• Client-side performance and optimization
• Attention to detail and demonstrable design and UX sensibilities
• Strong CS fundamentals

BONUS EXPERIENCE

• Development and delivery experience with Rails, Laravel, WordPress, or CodeIgniter
• Twig or other front-end template systems
• LESS
• Client-side MVC like Angularjs, Emberjs or React
• NoSQL databases
• API design
• Mobile application development
• Test-driven development, behaviour driven development and continuous integration
• Exposure to architectural patterns of high-scale web applications