Senior Backend Developer (PHP Developer)
Gelato, Norway
Job Description
About Gelato
Gelato has the world’s largest platform for producing personalized items across the planet. We strive to give everyone the opportunity to build a global business and share their creativity in a smarter, faster, and greener way. Our network of printers, logistics, and payment partners in 30 countries allows online stores - from startups to enterprises - to produce and deliver products anywhere in the world within 72 hours.
We are a customer-obsessed team with the ambition to change the world by connecting technology to the printing industry and making it much more sustainable. We are looking for team members who are truly passionate about their work and who possess an entrepreneurial spirit. We have a strong culture, and everyone who joins our team must feel genuinely intrigued and motivated by our mission.
Position summary
Following our global expansion, we are seeking a talented Senior/Middle Backend Developer to join our growing team. You will be responsible for developing and streamline the web services to delight customers and build strong and lasting software foundation.
You will be working closely with the Product Owner of Gelato Globe. You will also be involved and responsible to mentor and develop more junior team members, stay up to date with relevant modern technologies and trends as well as keep an open mind to develop and execute new flexible platform-level solutions.
What you will be doing
- Develop, improve and streamline our global B2B platform
- Take operational responsibility for the services that you and your team are building
- Stay up to date with related modern technologies and trends
- Collaborate closely with other engineers as a valuable member of a cross-functional team
- Mentor and develop more junior team members
Who you are
In order to be successful in this role, you will need to have a start-up mentality. You are committed to excel with energy and endurance while you understand that building a company is hard but satisfying work. You have good communication skills, high integrity and great attention to detail.
Moreover, we would like to see evidence of the following in your profile:
- A minimum of B.S. degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Maths or similar field.
- Solid experience (minimum 5 years) as a Developer/Senior Developer in web applications with SOA.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
- Expert in PHP development with Symphony, familiar with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Gearman.
- Have mastered test automation and worked in the continuous integration environment.
- Understands application security and scalability aspects.
- Experience with Java, NodeJS as well as modern frontend development tools would be plus.
What we offer
We offer the rare opportunity to change the world in such that everyone around you can use the services you’ve been part of building. We’re not just another social web application; we’re improving one of the world’s largest industries.
We offer you a chance to be part of a truly amazing journey in a company that sets very high targets and works hard to achieve them. You will be able to work with smart, motivated and engaged co-workers from all over the world, in an intense and very energetic environment.
You will have a tangible impact on the way that we operate and expand our business. Working with some of the most ambitious colleagues out there you will have a ground floor opportunity to put all your experience and know-how to the test while learning at a speed you thought was impossible before joining.