[Hiring] Software Developer @Knak

Role Description

We are looking for an Intermediate Full Stack Developer to join our growing engineering team. As an Intermediate Developer, you will be responsible for developing user-friendly, high-performance web applications using a variety of full stack web technologies. You will work closely with team leads, product managers, and design teams to create compelling user experiences built upon scalable and reliable systems.

• Develop, maintain, and optimize RESTful API endpoints using Laravel (PHP), ensuring adherence to best practices for observability, testability, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and front-end developers to create intuitive and responsive user interfaces using Vue.js.
• Implement software solutions across the entire technology stack by applying Object-Oriented or Functional Programming principles and best practices.
• Effectively apply best practices when using an ORM or SQL interface to a MySQL relational database.
• Leverage various AWS services to deploy, manage, and scale web applications securely and reliably.
• Actively participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, QA, and DevOps, to analyze business requirements and technical objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of software development experience, with a proven track record of building and maintaining SaaS based web applications.
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs, including authentication, validation, and error handling.
• Solid understanding of JavaScript frameworks such as VueJS/React/Angular and their ecosystem, build and deployment patterns.
• Experience with TDD and automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Playwright, PHPUnit.
• A keen eye for observability, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with common SaaS architecture/release concepts, such as continuous deployments, multi-tenant architectures, and services layered architecture.

Requirements

• Experience working with PHP and the Laravel framework.
• An understanding of SaaS software development practice; previous experience working on a SaaS product will be viewed favorably.
• Familiarity with common SaaS architecture/release concepts, such as continuous deployments, multi-tenant architectures, and services layered architecture.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Equity in the company.
• Great benefits.
• Paid vacation.
• Life leave days (because life happens).
• Team lunches and off-sites.
• Commitment to YOUR career growth.

Company Description

Knak is a mission-driven company focused on empowering people to be creative. We are a world-class enterprise email and landing page creation platform, built by marketers for marketers, emphasizing efficiency and improved conversion rates.

Our Engineering Team fosters a transparent, collaborative, and blameless culture, emphasizing continuous learning and encouraging experimentation to solve problems and help our customers.