Backend Software Engineer, PHP + Laravel (Remote)
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote
Description
Working closely with: Engineering / Product
Seniority: Senior / Staff
TL/DR:
We are on the hunt for a seasoned Software Engineer who is driven by the challenge of solving complex problems that span technology, regulatory, compliance, and security issues, all while working within an Agile framework.
The nitty-gritty:
• Develop and deploy features that enhance our product offerings, ensuring both quality and speed to market that exceed our users’ expectations.
• Mentor and guide development teams focusing on compassion and effectiveness to enhance delivery speeds and software quality.
• Take the lead on internal projects and initiatives aimed at feature development, adopting best practices, modernizing our platform, and reinforcing a lean agile culture.
• Manage end-to-end ownership of projects to ensure optimal outcomes for both our users and the business.
• Drive process improvements to augment automation testing and facilitate platform upgrades.
Your stats:
• At least seven years of professional experience, including at least five years as a Software Engineer working with PHP and MySQL.
• Extensive experience in developing web applications using modern technology stacks and cloud-native environments.
• A solid history of success with Automation Testing (Unit, Contract, Integration, etc.) and Test Driven Development.
• An initiative-taking, self-starting attitude with the ability to develop and scale new product features effectively.
• Experience in implementing, driving, and managing the adoption of best practices throughout the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Hands-on, ready to engage deeply with technical challenges and unafraid to ‘roll up your sleeves.
• Strong team collaboration skills, effective in dynamic environments, and capable of adapting quickly to change.
Tech Stack
• Core Technologies: PHP, Laravel, Redis, MySQL
• Desirable: Experience with Vue.js or Nuxt
Our Stats
• We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package including stock options (we believe it’s important for our people to own a piece of the company and share in our success).
• A chance to work in one of the most exciting and rapidly growing industries.
• Work with an extremely talented team who share a love for video games and esports on truly innovative projects; we’re not your typical online sports betting site.
• See your performance in real time, be part of a supportive team with a focus on training, coaching and continual improvement, and benefit from yearly salary reviews.
• Work from almost anywhere in the world.
• Paid Vacation and Holidays.
• Benefits plan in Canada, Benefits Stipend outside of Canada.
• Transparent, candid, effective, driven colleagues.
• Career and personal growth prioritized by management.
• Every Rivalry employee gets a monthly “hobby” stipend, which includes Video Games!
Location: Toronto, ON, CA
Job Posting Language: en
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