Senior Backend Engineer

Click the 'Apply' button to submit your application through Offered.ai and learn more about Candidly and the role.Company DescriptionCandidly was founded in 2016 to flip the script on what it means to plan, borrow, repay, and save for college. Today, we’re the category leader with the market’s most comprehensive AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform. We partner with hundreds of top employers, financial institutions, and retirement record keepers, positioning Candidly to serve more than 35 million Americans.We’re already achieving incredible results — to date, we’ve helped our users get on track to eliminate more than $650 million in student debt and pay off their loans 68,000 years quicker — and we’re seeking movers, shakers, innovators, and problem solvers to help take our mission even further.Candidly is a high-growth, Series B startup, funded by leading investors including Altos Ventures, Aflac, Salesforce Ventures, UBS, Equal Opportunity Ventures, Impact Engine, Rethink Impact, Unum, and Cercano Management. Our fully remote, international team of 70 (and counting) includes alumni from Google, UBS, Twitter, Plaid, Prudential, LendingTree, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and more.LocationOur team is fully remote and is made up of leaders, creators, visionaries, parents, partners, cycling enthusiasts, winemakers, and champion jugglers (yes, really!) living and working all around the world. This position is open to candidates in South America.Job DescriptionCandidly is looking for a seasoned engineer to join our engineering team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a team committed to autonomy, accountability, and ownership of various high-quality solutions built with modern technologies and best practices in mind.To ensure success, you should have in-depth knowledge of all aspects of web application development, both from a technical (Frontend to Infrastructure) and non-technical (Product Discovery, through Delivery, to Customer Success) perspective. You should be able to evaluate needs, time limitations, and system limitations when conceptualizing solutions.Key ResponsibilitiesImplement and maintain services in Candidly's Backend PHP architectureTroubleshooting and problem-solving across platform and application domainsSuggest application architecture improvements and recommend process improvementsChampion changes to the team's tools and processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the development teamDocument processes for use by other application developers and to comply with regulationsParticipate in business and technical planningWrite functional/technical specifications from the product requirementsProvide monitoring and guidance in application design and development to other staffProvide thought leadership in designing and developing innovative integrated solutionsRequired Skills and ExperienceExcellent communication skills in English, both verbal and writtenDeveloping PHP code leveraging PHP frameworks such as Laravel, Phalcon, or SymfonyMust demonstrate strong critical thinking and analytical reasoning skillsAbility to work collaboratively in a team environmentDeveloping API RESTful ArchitecturesGathering and maintaining data from internal and external APIsWorking as a part of a Lean/Agile engineering team, executing assigned project tasks within an established scheduleSQL database management and queriesExcellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skillsSelf-motivated and able to independently identify and implement needed improvementsAble to work remotely and independentlyTrack record of developing complex software systems and the ability to explain the implementation detailsPreferred Skills and ExperienceAutomated testing using unit or integration testsComfortable with frequent incremental code testing and deploymentPrevious startup experienceDevOps and continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD)MySQL database administrationDocker experiencePythonAWS Tools (EC2, RDS, Lambdas)Background and EEOCCandidly offers for employment are conditioned upon satisfactory completion of our employment screening process (including, but not limited to, a review of past employment and education records, background investigation, and/or credit check & fingerprints).Candidly strives to foster an environment where every employee can succeed. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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