Backend Engineer

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Tallinn, Harju Maakond
Mid level
AdTech
The Role
Backend Engineer role at Whalar in Estonia with a focus on developing features, working with PHP, Postgres, MongoDB, deploying on AWS and serverless infrastructure, monitoring services, bug tracking, and performance analysis.
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Job Title: Backend Engineer

Work Location: Estonia


Named one of WorkLife’s 50 Best Places to Work and one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Whalar Group is a global creator company on a mission to liberate the creative voice.

Creators are at the heart of everything we do! 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 global full-service, 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.

Foam, a division of Whalar Group, is a cutting-edge SaaS platform designed to empower talent representatives in managing their day-to-day workflow and growing 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.

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 role is tied to our Tallinn Office but can be sit anywhere within Estonia territory and  requires to relocate there.

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 PHP 7.4+ and Symfony or Laravel frameworks
  • Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka
  • 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
  • Calm App subscription (Add up to 4 dependents)
  • 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.

Top Skills

C#
Java
PHP
The Company
HQ: New York, NY
264 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Whalar is an award-winning global creator commerce company that works closely with today’s biggest brands, creators, and the world’s leading social platforms to source ideas and content directly from the communities they most want to reach and engage. Whalar creates must-see content at scale that inspires people to take action.

Whalar is differentiated by its unique capabilities, including proprietary technology, brand partnership expertise, brilliant creator talent management, and dedicated Web3 innovation practice. Whalar includes over 200 diverse storytellers, creatives, data, and technology specialists across North America, Europe, APAC, and MENA.

We power the creator economy. We are Whalar.

Twitter: @Whalar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whalar/
TikTok:
- https://www.tiktok.com/@whalar
- https://www.tiktok.com/@cribaroundthecorner
- https://www.tiktok.com/@familiafuego
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whalar
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Whalar
Everything Is Better with Creators Podcast: https://linktr.ee/EverythingIsBetterWithCreators.

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