WHO WE ARE 🌍
Manychat is a leading Chat Marketing platform. We help businesses engage with their customers on Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Telegram.
Trusted by over 1 million brands in 170+ countries, we're an official Meta Business Partner, backed by top investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners.
With 200+ teammates across international offices in Barcelona, Austin, Amsterdam, São Paulo, and Yerevan — Manychat helps businesses across the globe improve their ROI and grow faster.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR 🌟
We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Tech Lead to lead the development efforts working with one of our cross functional teams.
WHAT YOU'LL DO 🚀
- Tech leadership and decision making about architecture and other technical aspects of the product
- Ensure timely delivery of new features, maintain existing ones
- Establish high engineering excellence metrics
- Actively contribute to resolving challenges by participating in code reviews, system design discussions, and occasionally engaging in hands-on coding to support and coach team members
- Actively participate in building and maintaining the technical roadmap
Example of your Goal: Launch a new Instagram Channel from the engineering side in communication with the Product Owner and the Cross-Functional Team. Ensure we make the right architectural decisions during the integration and meet our deadline.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING 💥
- 5+ years of experience working in a product team as a PHP developer (we use PHP 8)
- High level of hands-on technical experience in software development and architecture, with several years of experience working as a senior software developer
- Ability to use relational databases (we use PostgreSQL).
- Experience in writing testable code and test cases.
- Profound expertise in back-end software development and system design
- Experience in Agile values and principles
WHAT WE VALUE IN OUR LEADERS 💡
- Communication. Ability to clearly and effectively convey thoughts and ideas while actively listening and responding to others
- Collaboration. Effectively working with others to achieve common goals. Ability to ask questions and seek help.
- Proactivity. Ability to take initiative and anticipate future challenges or opportunities, rather than merely reacting to events as they occur
- Sense of Ownership. Being accountable for their actions, taking ownership of decisions and projects
- Flexibility. Ability to pick things up on the go, readiness to keep moving the needle even though the conditions are not perfect (they’re never perfect).
- Adaptability. Ability to adjust effectively to new conditions, being open to change, learning new skills and maintaining a positive attitude in uncertainty or unexpected situations
- Product orientedness. Strong interest in product and focus on customer needs. Continuously seeking ways to enhance product features, performance, and value
- Self-awareness. Ability to reflect on and recognize how own emotions, strengths, weaknesses and values impact one's actions and decisions.
WHAT WE OFFER 🤗
We care about your growth, well-being, and comfort
- Candidates outside of Barcelona can start onboarding and complete the probation period remotely with further relocation to the city for a hybrid work format.
- Relocation support through airplane tickets, accommodations for up to three weeks, and a relocation bonus.
- Professional development budget for relevant conference tickets, training programs, or courses.
- Flexible benefits plan to choose the perks that fit your needs.
- Health insurance, including dentistry, psychology sessions, nutrition consultations, surgery, and travel assistance.
- Free meals and snacks in the office.
- Hybrid work format to choose between home and office.