Due to our rapid growth, we are looking to expand our team with a Staff/Principal Backend Engineer!
The Role
Our Saas-platform designed for B2B and D2C commerce is API-first and Headless, which means we integrate with ERP systems, CMSs and many other adjacent technologies. Via our GraphQL API the platform ‘talks’ to frontends like WordPress and Vue Storefront. In the meantime customer, product, pricing and stock data is going via our REST API’s from and to Product Distributors, ERP systems, Marketplace integrators, etc.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience with Node.js/TypeScript (preferable) or Java
- Experience with frameworks like NestJS or Spring Boot and ORMs like TypeORM or Hibernate
- Experience with cloud platforms like Google Cloud (preferable), AWS or Azure
- Experience with microservices architectures and patterns
- Experience with mentoring or leading other engineers
- Preferably some experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or event streaming platforms like Kafka
- Hands-on DevOps experience with CI/CD (GitLab, Github Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines) and tools like Docker, Kubernetes or Pulumi/Terraform is a big plus
What you’ll do:
- Work in our engineering team to identify, architect and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for our software
- Designing, deploying and managing microservices for our headless API
- Define, introduce and document best practices and strategies
- Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design
- Mentor, do tech talks and review solutions of other engineers
- Participate in all aspects of the software development life cycle for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance
Who you are
- Able to work in a multidisciplinary team which faces new challenges on a daily basis
- Excellent communication skills
- Innovative, thinks big and not afraid to experiment
- Collaborative team player
- Proactive and willing to take initiative
- Achievement-oriented
- Adaptable/flexible
- Detail oriented
About the Client
Propeller’s 25+ member team is dispersed over three countries, with the HQ being in Amsterdam. Most of the engineering team, 14 and counting, is based in Skopje. We are a fast-growing product company building an awesome e-commerce platform that focuses on business to business relationships. Driving revenue for our customers and better experiences for the customers of our customers.
We mainly use TypeScript with NestJS and Angular in our day-to-day work, and databases like MySQL, Neo4j, Elasticsearch and MongoDB. We run a microservices platform in the Google Cloud (using Kubernetes, Cloud Functions, Istio and related technologies) and use a CI/CD infrastructure with GitLab.
Working hours and location
9AM – 5PM, open for flexibility
Skopje office / Remote: We have a Work from Anywhere policy.
About Personal Programmer
We are a nearshoring company that helps Macedonian developers to find their dream job working for international companies. A job where you can grow as a developer, and get the most out of your professional life and career, while enjoying every working day.
At Personal Programmer we encourage a hybrid way of working where we balance remote work with working from the office. We allow every developer to make the choice where and when they want to work. On our side we provide you with everything you need or expect from an office: a completely renovated, modern office in a central location, with multiple conference rooms, privacy for concentration during work and a whole floor dedicated to relaxing and enjoying time together.
We are, and have always been, a very transparent company where our developers have a lot to say. We listen. We believe in the positive effect of a long-term cooperation which, along with transparency, are crucial for a successful and satisfying working environment. We do everything in our power to make your job as fulfilling as possible. We provide great equipment and working stations, advice about work-related subjects and about your salary, which you may discuss openly with your client. Great benefits, including a loyalty plan and team buildings, are also included to make sure people stay connected and involved.
At Personal Programmer you are in an ever-evolving team and we are looking forward to welcome you to our family.
Application
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