SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER

We’re on the search for a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer ready to join our Development team in building and supporting our Plytix PIM. Our Development team is based in Malaga, but if you code your best from the comfort of your own home or even from a different city—the location doesn’t matter, you do!What is Plytix?This is where you’d typically see a long paragraph of boring text that no one reads, peppered with corporate buzzwords that don’t mean anything. But Plytix is no typical company, so we’ll spare you that. Instead, watch this video, and if you like what you see, keep scrolling.👉 Development teamWhat’s the opportunity?This is your chance to play a part in building a leading multichannel platform, working with diverse talent and innovative technology. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the growth of an ever-expanding scale-up with your ideas and coding experience.What will you be doing?A day in the life of a Plytix developer is filled with exciting and challenging tasks. You’ll take ownership of designing scalable, secure, and high-performance services, ensuring they adhere to modern design patterns and best practices. Collaborating closely with the other developers on your team, you’ll play a key role in architectural decisions and contribute to both the enhancement and stability of existing features and the development of new functionalities on the Plytix PIM roadmap.All in all, you’ll be a busy bee. But don’t worry, there’s always time to crack open a beer and have fun!After 1 month:You’ll have a good grasp of our favorite tools and processes, and your codes will start flowing. You’ll start reviewing user stories and will be given small tasks so that you can start to show off your engineering skills. You’ll take part in peer review with QA, making sure that clients don’t spot any errors before we do.After 3 months:You’re now becoming a true Plytix dev, evaluating and estimating user stories. You’re writing tests and working more independently. You still have some supervision, but at this point, you’re feeling comfortable with what you are doing. You’re taking part in sprints and beginning to integrate well into the team’s workflow.6 months in:You’re fully integrated into the team. You work just as well (and as quickly) as anyone else on the team! You’re collaborating with other departments to find the best possible solutions for our customers to have the best quality system. You’re delivering high-quality, fast-running code that’ll be tested to iron out any potential errors. By now, you’re confident in your role, reviewing and approving other engineers’ code (always following our standards, of course!), and even providing advice to Junior developers.Who will you be working with?You’ll be working with your fellow frontend and backend engineers, making sure that everything is running smoothly, but they aren’t the only shining faces you’ll be working with on a daily basis. You’ll also be working with the QA and Product teams to keep customers smiling with how amazing their Plytix PIM is. If you’re curious about our culture, take a peek into Plytix's office.👉 Plytix OfficeWe expect you to:Have 6+ years of experience in backend technologies and at least 3+ year of PythonHave experience with REST APIsHave experience with non-SQL databases, preferably MongoDBExperience with Docker and/or KubernetesBe a proactive problem solverBe able to monitor and troubleshoot software deployed in productionNice to have:Experience in Flask microframework. Other frameworks for microservices development will be valuable.Have experience working with CI/CD toolsWe don’t need a coding robot—we love passionate developers, but our team works together, contributing ideas and solutions beyond codeFrontend development experienceWhy work at Plytix?Voted Malaga’s #1 employer by Great Place to Work®Be a part of a welcoming culture with bright, friendly people from around the worldHave a purpose and plenty of opportunities to grow from day oneWork from home or from our offices in the center of Malaga45k - 65k will be determined based on experience and expertiseFlexible working hours and unlimited remote daysCatered, free lunches and unlimited ice cream when working from the officeMore perksDon’t work on your birthday—enjoy an extra day of paid time offAbout our culture:If you love reading ‘empowering’ phrases like “vibrant collective” and “innovative individuals,” then be prepared to be disappointed…That’s because to get a typical result, you have to do only typical things. But that’s not really our style.We’re a community of chill and fun-loving humans who believe that work doesn’t have to be boring. We make each day exciting by collaborating together and enjoying the occasional bout of silliness: like a pool competition, potluck, party, or game of padel.We’re kind of the cool kids in the PIM playground (if we do say so ourselves), and we love to challenge the status quo to help anyone break free from f*#king boring spreadsheets.PLYTIX is a company committed to diversity and equality. Therefore, all our selection processes guarantee equal opportunities for all candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, origin, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications.We are committed to managing your personal information with care and in accordance with our privacy policy. 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