Senior Back-end Engineer (PHP)

at  Scaler

About Us: Scaler helps pave the way for a net-zero carbon future in the real estate market. Our innovative ESG software tools empower investors and fund managers with the insights needed to enhance asset performance and reduce environmental impact.
Role Overview: We are seeking for a resourceful Senior Software Engineer focused on our PHP stack that will implement new products and features end-to-end together with our designers, product managers and other engineers. As a Senior Back-end Engineer you are not only responsible for delivering high-quality code but also for fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation within your team. Your work impacts both the technical quality of the product and the overall user experience.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Engineering or otherwise proven experience as a Software Engineer or equivalent
• Experience coding using general purpose language like PHP, Python, Javascript or others
• Experience in SQL and SQL databases such as PostgresDB, MySQL and others.
• Experience using some of the following frameworks & libraries: Laravel, Filament, Laravel Horizon, PHPUnit, FakerPHP
• Experience in developing containerised applications in a cloud environment
• Experience in working with and instrumenting metrics, logging, monitoring and tracing systems
• Ability to communicate & collaborate effortlessly and proactively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms and an ability to use them practically when implementing solutions

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Stakeholders and other Engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions that delight our customers.
• Design and implement robust, scalable, and high-performance back-end systems that can scale another 10x in the next year.
• Work together with the team in setting up engineering best practices like code reviews, monitoring, unit testing, consistent code structure and modularization for reusability.
• Develop and manage RESTful APIs for communication with front-end and third-party systems
• Identify and address bottlenecks in application performance, including load balancing and server-side caching.
• Create and manage database schemas, write optimized SQL queries, and implement database caching strategies.
• Diagnose and resolve software defects in a timely manner.