Sr. Backend Developer (PHP/ MySQL) - Miami, Florida

About Us

Refersion is a 100% bootstrapped and highly profitable B2B app development company based in New York City. Our flagship product is a sales tracking (SaaS) platform in the e-commerce space, and we provide solutions to a large and growing client base ranging from established online retailers to smaller and emerging businesses. 

At Refersion, our technical staff believes that software development is a craft. It's part of our culture. We are a small team which allows for a really strong collaborative environment and the ability to build amazing apps that delight the user. A get stuff done attitude. Small, empowered, self-motivated teams can do big things. Our server stacks run PHP, MySQL, GraphQL, Serverless, ReactJS, ElastiCache, and more. If you're an intelligent developer who believes in doing what is best for the product, you'll love our team.

Who We're Looking For

A wonderful and unique opportunity at Refersion exists for a talented Backend Developer to contribute original and innovative ideas to our ever-evolving codebase. Working with our dedicated team and using cutting-edge technology, you will help develop and maintain our flagship SaaS platform, as well as provide invaluable input for the continuous improvement of our products. If you love elegant and streamlined code (adhering to the KISS principle), relentlessly exploring solutions independently, and are passionate about refining and expanding your craft, we want to meet with you.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Work with fellow developers to integrate new features into existing codebase while maintaining existing designs
  • Maintain existing codebase while contributing code for both new projects and the expansion of existing projects
  • Collaborate with QA team to help validate solutions
  • Communicate with Customer Success team to identify problematic integrations and triage bugs.
  • Take ownership of and complete assigned Sprint tickets and other tasks within an Agile environment
  • Help to write and validate database queries for clients to better understand their performance.
  • Assist in investigating bugs and finding solutions
  • Remain current on all Refersion features and products

REQUIREMENTS

You'll Need

  • 5 to 7 years’ full stack and/ or backend development experience 
  • Superb and independent problem-solving skills (we love Googlers!) 
  • Superior time management skills
  • Excellent knowledge of PHP, MySQL, Git, and REST (both design and usage)
  • Familiarity with Linux/Unix
  • Familiarity with SCRUM/ Agile environments
  • Understanding of MVC (Model/View/Controller), OOP (Object Oriented Programming), and other design principles
  • Solid knowledge of Javascript, HTML/ CSS/ SASS
  • Effective client-facing communication skills to diagnose, troubleshoot, and explain complex technical problems in plain English
  • Passion for writing well-documented code
  • Understanding the importance of development best practices and how they relate to security

Bonus Points

  • Success at a start-up and/ or entrepreneurial environment “wearing many hats”
  • Laravel
  • Experience with serverless technologies
  • Experience using AWS (or Azure/GCP)
  • GraphQL experience
  • DevOps experience
  • React
  • Experience with TDD (test-driven development - i.e., PHPUnit)
  • Shopify/ BigCommerce/ Woocomm experience 
  • Being aware of what you do not know

BENEFITS

We're a small, collaborative team with no investors and a lot of freedom. This means you will have a direct impact on any project you work on. Being a small, completely independent startup owned and operated by millennials, Refersion is the perfect place for a candidate with serious ambition. Some other perks include:

  • Great benefits: medical, dental, and vision
  • Generous vacation time
  • Convenient office location to all major public transportation lines
  • Flexible work hours
  • Plenty of office events such as happy hours and learning sessions
  • Kitchen with unlimited coffee/tea, beer, and snacks
  • Plenty of opportunity while we grow and scale

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