Remote Backend developer - mid

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 mid-level backend developer to join the team of 13 engineers across 3 different projects.
• The company offers a dynamic, welcoming, and international environment with many opportunities for growth and autonomy.
• The position allows for remote work, with the option to work from the office if preferred.
• The developer will work on various modules of a constantly expanding product, using modern methodologies (Agile, Scrum, MVP) and innovative collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Gitlab, etc.).
• The role involves designing and developing new platform modules, addressing real business needs at scale, taking ownership of projects, proposing new architectural solutions, and supporting the development systems.

Requirements:

• A degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is required.
• At least 5 years of experience in developing high-traffic distributed web applications is necessary.
• Strong foundations in Software Engineering (design patterns, refactoring patterns, unit testing, clean code) and object-oriented programming are essential.
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases and SQL 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 embracing TDD philosophy is necessary.
• Proficiency in the Italian language (native level) is required.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with PHP and MySQL, ELK stack, serverless architecture, AWS tools, legacy software refactoring, Job Queue Manager management, AI integration in web systems, ChatBot and VoiceBot development, Kubernetes, and an understanding of MVP and incremental releases.
• Knowledge of spoken and written English is preferred.
• Additional expectations include responsibility, concentration, personal organization, collaboration skills, eagerness to learn, curiosity, and proactivity.

Benefits:

• The position offers completely remote work with the option to visit offices in Bologna/Barcelona if preferred.
• There are opportunities for technical growth across various technologies (AWS services, K8s, Docker, Ubuntu, Terraform, Chef, PHP8, Percona MySQL, Opensearch, Redis, GitLab, Prometheus).
• A stock options plan is available starting from the 7th month of employment.
• Meal vouchers (8 Euros/day) are provided, and lunch is offered for those who work in the Bologna office.
• Employees receive an extra day off to celebrate their birthday.
• Health insurance coverage through Metasalute is provided.
• Access to iFeel, a psychological support platform, is available.
• The international environment allows for improvement in language skills.