Staff Engineer

This remote (EU ONLY) role is open for both contractors and permanent employees.

Giftify is a FinTech/MarTech scale-up leading turn-key Gift Card solutions for Shopping Centres and retailers across Europe. Our mission is to revolutionize marketing strategies 'one gift card at a time' and become the world leader in our industry.

Your Mission

We are looking for an hands-on Staff Engineer to drive the technical direction and strategy of our engineering team. Your role will be pivotal in shaping scalable, future-proof solutions and managing technical debt. As a hands-on leader, you will design the architecture, mentor engineers, and translate complex challenges into elegant, robust systems that align with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the CTO and cross-functional teams to align technical strategies with business objectives.
• Define and own the target architecture for our systems, based on the technical strategy, in collaboration with the CTO
• Lead the way in evolving our systems, reducing technical debt while ensuring the systems keep meeting market demands..
• Ensure applications are built using performance, scalability, and security best practices.
• Drive the design, development, and implementation of new features across frontend and backend systems with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Spearhead large technical projects, ensuring features are built with the technical vision in mind.
• Mentor engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning, high standards, and innovation.
• Enhance engineering standards, tooling, and processes to improve team productivity and product quality.
• Troubleshoot and fix critical issues to maintain system reliability.

Skills And Experience

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with at least 2 years in a lead or architect position.
• Strong expertise in PHP with recent experience using PHP 8+ and a deep understanding of modern features like types and annotations.
• Extensive experience with Laravel 11, including cache, queues, Eloquent ORM, Laravel Passport, and upgrading complex Laravel projects.
• Proficiency in React, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Skilled in testing strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, and TDD, and capable of leveling up team testing practices.
• Expertise in RESTful API design, leveraging tools like OpenAPI and Postman.
• Solid knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, including optimization and design.
• Experience integrating with cloud services, preferably AWS.
• Proven track record of managing and refactoring legacy systems.

Even if you're not a Superhero

Don't meet every requirement? Don't hesitate to apply! We value diverse experiences and perspectives, and we're committed to adding new talent to our team.

Work Location & Flexibility

We offer a hybrid work model to accommodate different working styles. While some office presence is required in Brussels or Dubai, we support flexibility with work-from-home options.

Recruitment Process

• Stage 1: Initial meeting with our recruiter to assess suitability.
• Stage 2: Technical exercise to demonstrate skills.
• Stage 3: Presentation of solution to Lead Engineer for further discussion and alignment.
• Stage 4: Final interview with CTO

Join us in revolutionizing the Gift Card industry and shaping the future of marketing strategies. Apply now and be part of our exciting journey!