Remote Backend developer

Description:

• The company is a product-focused organization developing a CRM for the healthcare sector, utilized by major clinics in Spain, Italy, and Latin America.
• The goal is to simplify the patient journey in clinics, from booking to payment and accessing medical records, using cutting-edge technologies.
• The backend development department is expanding and seeking a developer to join the team of 13 engineers divided into 3 teams working on different projects.
• The company promotes a remote work culture, allowing employees to work primarily from home, with the option to work in the office if preferred.
• The role involves supporting existing solutions, designing, developing, optimizing, testing, and monitoring new platform modules, improving system performance, taking ownership of projects, proposing new architectural solutions, and maintaining efficient solutions for increasing traffic.

Requirements:

• A degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is required.
• At least 3 years of experience in developing high-traffic distributed web applications is necessary.
• Solid foundations in Software Engineering, including design patterns, refactoring patterns, unit testing, and clean code, are required.
• Experience with PHP is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases and SQL is required.
• Experience in managing or using a Job Queue Manager is necessary.
• Ability to work with legacy software to promote refactoring activities is required.
• Experience with GIT and version control systems is necessary.
• Experience in designing REST APIs in any language and familiarity with caching and performance issues is required.
• Experience in writing automated tests and a strong embrace of TDD philosophy is necessary.
• Proficiency in the Italian language at a native level is required.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with MySQL, ELK stack, serverless architecture, AWS tools, AI integration in web systems, SLA Monitoring, Kubernetes, and the ability to think in terms of MVP and incremental releases.
• Knowledge of spoken and written English is preferred.

Benefits:

• The position offers completely remote work with the option to visit offices in Bologna/Barcelona if desired.
• There is an opportunity for technical growth across various technologies, including AWS services, Kubernetes, Docker, and PHP8.
• A stock options plan is available starting from the 7th month of employment.
• Employees receive meal vouchers worth 8 Euros per day, and lunch is provided if working in the Bologna office.
• An additional day off is granted to celebrate the employee's birthday.
• The company provides a supplementary health assistance fund (Metasalute).
• Access to iFeel, a psychological support platform, is included.
• The work environment is international, allowing employees to improve their language skills.