Lead Backend Engineer

THE COMPANY
OmniFul is the operating system for omnichannel. We build tools & software to help omnichannel retailers operate better, faster and more efficient, digitally transforming and enabling Brick-and-Mortar retailers to succeed in tomorrow’s world.

THE OPPORTUNITY
As a key member of the engineering team and reporting to the CTO, you will cross-functionality collaborate with teams to ensure end-to-end strategy and execution. We are looking for an engineer who’s passionate about product craftsmanship and cares about great design.

What you will do:

• Develop high-performing, scalable, and available backend infrastructure.
• Contribute to and continually improve our site architecture, feature components, development process, and SDLC tools, and system design.
• Translate product requirements and technical designs into well-engineered, low-defect, robust code.
• Research new technologies or methodologies that can improve the architecture, user experience, or development process.
• Participate in code reviews, listening to feedback while sharing your knowledge with other members of the team.
• Collaborate with product, sales, customer-support, and other departments to implement new growth initiatives.
• Identify performance bottlenecks while proposing and implementing effective solutions.

The skills we are looking for:

• BS/BA in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of recent development experience with PHP
• Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals and their practical applications
• Experience with backend services or distributed systems, with strong understanding of how backend code affects the database layer
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and be willing to roll up your sleeves and execute!
• Knowledge of OO programming languages and familiarity with tools like PostgreSQL and Redis
• Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with APIs (REST and GraphQL)
• Understanding of client-side JavaScript frameworks