Job Application for Backend Engineer at Whalar Group

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Work Location: Estonia

Foam, a division of Whalar Group, is a cutting-edge SaaS platform designed to empower talent representatives to manage their day-to-day workflow and grow their businesses. Foam offers premium tools and features to agencies, enabling them to streamline their operations, enhance collaboration, win more business, and drive exceptional results for their clients.

We are a curious, diverse team of 300 individuals around the world who are passionate about the Creator Economy. Our proximity, understanding, and trust of creators evolved into a first-of-its-kind creator ecosystem. Under Whalar Group, there are six companies: Whalar, a global creator agency; Sixteenth, a full-service global, 360° creator and talent management company; Foam, a suite of AI tools, templates, and services; Moby Ventures, a creator-centric venture studio; Umi Games, a groundbreaking gaming studio; and The Lighthouse, an IRL campus for creators and their teams.

About the role:

You will become a member of the development squads of our engineering team. Your mission will be the development of features that support our backend services. You will work with a tech stack built with PHP, Postgres, MongoDB, etc. Deployed to high availability in Docker containers over AWS and serverless infrastructure. You will perform monitoring, bug tracking and performance analysis of the services deployed to the platform.

This position is to be based in Estonia.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

Follow agile methodologies
Write robust, reliable and maintainable code you are proud of
Align with the product team to help achieve the best solution
Contribute to growing our microservices architecture
Integrate third-party services
Enhance our data ingestion infrastructure
Improve the security of our systems
Create technical documentation
Work towards improving our Data-Driven products
Collaborate with our Data Science team
Help to measure the success of our products

Here’s what we’re looking for:

A minimum of 4+ years of backend software development experience with PHP, Java or C#.
Understanding of microservices architecture and best practices
Solid knowledge of REST APIs and web service architecture
Proven experience using best practices (SOLID, Clean code, TDD)
Experience writing unit and integration tests
Experience using Symfony or Laravel frameworks
Experience using Docker and AWS
Experience using code analyzer tools (phpstan, phpmd, sonar, etc)
A good command of written and spoken English

Bonus Points:

Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka
Experience with Datadog/OpenTelemetry
Experience in Observability
Knowledge of Python or NodeJS
Experience with Elasticsearch

Our values:

At Whalar Group, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) isn't just a statement, it's our collective strength. Our people are our superpower. A diverse team and inclusive leadership have shaped Whalar Group since our inception in 2016, fueling a constant evolution of growth. We champion a culture of respect and empathy, fostering a sense of belonging that transcends demographics. We hire individuals of all backgrounds and empower them to thrive, challenge stereotypes, and actively break societal barriers.

The perks:

Whalar Group provides flexible benefits and collaborative work environments/experiences, so employees can work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs.

25 days of PTO + Sick days + Winter break
Monthly phone/internet reimbursement
Professional development stipend
New joiner Home office allowance
16 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave
Volunteer days
Social programs

Whalar Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, promotions, training, working conditions, compensation, and benefits.

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