Senior Backend PHP Engineer

Posted:
4/22/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia ⋅ Antioquia, Colombia

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

What we do 

At Blankfactor, we are dedicated to engineering impact. We are passionate about creating value by building best-in-class tech solutions for companies looking to transform, innovate, and scale. In every project, we aim to deliver work that moves the needle and drives measurable outcomes for our partners and clients. Our full-stack development, data engineering, digital product, and enterprise AI solutions cater to a range of industries, including payments, banking, capital markets, and life sciences.

We are headquartered in Miami, Florida, have offices in Bulgaria, Colombia, and Romania, and are rapidly expanding our global footprint. Our culture of engineering excellence, technical expertise, and care for both our clients and our talented workforce has made us one of the fastest-growing companies in America.

We only hire the best and brightest. If you have talent and ambition, join us and be part of an environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, and growth. Welcome to Blankfactor!


 

What to expect in this role

We are looking for a Senior PHP Engineer to join our expanding team. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing, implementing, and unit testing products as part of a knowledgeable team. You will develop and review code and contribute both to process improvement activities and the go-live plan of products. Use tools including AWS/AZURE, GIT, Memcache, code reviews, PHPUnit, MongoDB, VueJS, and Angular. 

Successful candidates are expected to contribute to development tasks, supervise junior colleagues and assist in providing estimates and documentation for the chosen solution. Our team uses the industry’s best practices while producing high-quality solutions in a collaborative, agile, results-driven environment to meet our clients' business needs. You will be part of a work environment where teamwork is encouraged, excellence and growth - are rewarded, and diversity – is respected and valued. 

  • Practice: implement designs following the industry’s best practices and coding standards; maintain and support mission-critical applications as necessary.

  • Analysis & Design: ensure the business requirements and related artifacts effectively model the customer's requirements; use best practices to create design models from the requirements.

  • Review: participate in and lead requirement, design, and code reviews.

  • Test & Deployment: work closely with other teams (e.g., QA, configuration management, end users) to release high-quality software: create test requirements and ensure sufficient unit test coverage; Solve architectural challenges when implementing new features. 

  • Quality & Process Advancement: participate in team improvement activities and initiatives to improve the process and product quality in pursuit of excellence.

  • Reporting: complete project documentation on assignments as required (i.e. noting status, risks, progress, and effort);

  • Team Development: mentor and assist in training new team members. 

Requirements and technical skills

  • BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or related educational programs and at least five (5) years of relevant experience in the field.

  • Proficiency in English and good communication and collaboration skills.

  • Extensive experience with PHP.

  • Strong experience with PHP applications and frameworks (such as Laravel/Symphony and Codeignitor).

  • Proficient with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

  • Experience with databases (mainly MySQL).

  • Work experience with Composer, PSR, PHPUnit.

  • Well-grounded in version control systems, preferably GIT or SVN. 

  • Working concepts and knowledge of object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.

  • Excellent analytical skills and understanding of business processes and process mapping. 

  • Open to adopting new technologies.

  • Experience working in teams and in a multiple stakeholder environment.

Nice to have

  • Experience with other languages (C#/C, Java) is a plus.

  • Experience with Angular/React, jQuery, or similar JavaScript libraries and frameworks.

  • Experience with Microservices, Docker, Unix/Shell Scripting.

What We Offer

  • $500 dedicated self-development budget

  • Fintech Expertise: Access to expertise in machine learning, data science, big data, and AI, providing opportunities for continuous learning and exposure to cutting-edge technologies.

  • Technology exams/Certifications covered by the company

  • World-class workspace for unleashing creativity

  • Lunch is provided when working from the office 

  • Fresh fruits and snacks in the office 

  • Diverse client portfolio

  • Cutting-edge high-tech stack 

  • Monthly on-site gatherings

  • Annual festivities: Participate in team-building activities, family BBQs, and end-of-year celebrations

  • Participation in Sporting Challenges and Marathons

  • Voluntary social events 

We believe that diversity of experience and background contributes to more robust ideas and a stronger team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.