Backend Engineer (PHP Laravel)

📋 Description

• • Join Saltz, a rapidly growing, VC-backed startup revolutionizing the culinary world by creating a direct digital marketplace that connects passionate chefs with exceptional producers. We are on a mission to eliminate the complexities of traditional distribution, offering unparalleled transparency and access to the finest ingredients. Our vision is to build a robust, scalable technology platform that can handle intricate logistics, real-time inventory management, and seamless transactions, enabling thousands of suppliers to reach thousands of chefs across hundreds of cities.
• • As a seasoned Backend Engineer specializing in PHP and Laravel, you will play a pivotal role in scaling our marketplace. You will be instrumental in building new features, architecting scalable systems, and fortifying the foundation of our platform. This is an opportunity to work in a flat, highly collaborative environment, directly alongside our Head of Engineering and Product teams, where your contributions will have a significant impact.
• • We champion autonomy, empowering you to own your features from conception through to deployment. Your responsibilities will encompass the full lifecycle of development, ensuring you have the freedom and ownership to drive projects to successful completion. This includes designing, implementing, testing, deploying, and monitoring the features you build.
• • You will be responsible for building and enhancing core marketplace functionalities using PHP and the Laravel framework. This involves developing sophisticated tools designed to streamline critical operational processes, including logistics management, warehouse operations, and order fulfillment workflows. Your work will directly contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of our marketplace operations.
• • A key aspect of this role involves participating actively in architectural decision-making processes. As we scale our systems to accommodate a growing user base and increasing transaction volumes, your insights and expertise will be crucial in shaping our technical direction and ensuring our platform remains robust and future-proof.
• • We emphasize the importance of writing clean, maintainable, and testable code. This commitment to high-quality code ensures that our platform can support long-term growth and evolution without accumulating technical debt. You will contribute to a codebase that is a pleasure to work with and easy to extend.
• • You will leverage your expertise with relational databases, specifically MySQL, to design and optimize data structures for performance and scalability. Furthermore, you will work with Redis to build fast, efficient APIs and robust background worker systems that handle asynchronous tasks and improve overall application responsiveness.
• • Improving the performance, reliability, and system resilience of our platform will be a continuous focus. You will identify bottlenecks, implement optimizations, and contribute to strategies that ensure our marketplace operates smoothly and dependably, even under heavy load.
• • We utilize modern CI/CD pipelines, specifically GitHub Actions, to ensure smooth, safe, and automated deployments. You will contribute to and benefit from these pipelines, ensuring that new code is integrated and released efficiently and with confidence.
• • Collaboration is at the heart of our engineering culture. You will work closely with other engineers and product managers in a flat structure, fostering an environment of shared learning and collective problem-solving. Your ability to communicate effectively and contribute constructively to discussions will be highly valued.
• • You will actively participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to help uphold and elevate our engineering best practices. This collaborative review process is essential for maintaining code quality and fostering professional growth within the team.
• • This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a rapidly evolving tech platform from its foundational stages. Your work will directly influence the trajectory of Saltz and its impact on the global food industry. You will be part of a team that is passionate about innovation and dedicated to building something truly meaningful.