Backend Engineer

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Work Location: Estonia

Foam, part of Whalar Group, is the operating system for managing digital talent. Foam is a suite of intuitive pitching tools and AI-enhanced features powered by real-time, certified metrics from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Snap. Foam empowers managers with the data they need to analyze content performance, inform talent negotiations, and maximize brand opportunities. With over 40,000 Creators and hundreds of millions of integrated data points, Foam streamlines the entire pitching process, eliminating spreadsheets, screenshots, and slides, allowing managers to focus on providing strategic support to their talent. Learn more at foam.io.

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
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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.