Senior Backend Developer

PORTWEST, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of Senior Backend Developer. Portwest is one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5,300 staff worldwide, with customer service staff in over 130+ countries and 11 Global warehouses in UK, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, UAE, USA and Australia. We design, manufacture and distribute market leading workwear, safety wear and PPE in fully owned production facilities.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are currently in search of a Senior Backend Developer who possesses a wealth of experience operating within an Agile environment, specializing in the development of intricate PHP-based Laravel applications and services.

The Senior Backend Developer holds a pivotal role within our engineering team, ensuring the seamless functioning of our systems, much like the engine of an automobile. Proficient in utilizing specialized tools such as Laravel, they excel in the role of a detective, swiftly identifying and resolving any issues that may arise.

Collaboration is a key aspect of their role, as they closely work with various internal teams, including marketing, commercial, quality assurance, and customer success, to address and enhance software functionality. They act as a superhero, contributing to all aspects of software development, and are adept at crafting clean and efficient code that ensures the overall system's optimal performance.

If you are nodding along to these points, we would be delighted to chat with you!

OVERVIEW OF DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write good, efficient code that's been tested and documented well.
• Make sure our code is top-notch by creating tests and making sure everything works together.
• Use modern techniques and tools to add new features to our product.
• Help keep our code in shape by giving it a good review, making sure it follows the right style and practices, and is built to scale.
• Work with a super team of engineers to plan and create new technical stuff.
• Work with our supply chain, marketing, and product teams to make new features and make them even better.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Have previous work experience as a software engineer for 10 or more years.
• Have a degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering (or something like that), or lots of experience in the industry.
• Know your way around Laravel and PHP, as well as Redis and MySQL (Inertia, VueJS, Livewire, Nginx, AWS, would be a bonus!).
• You're exceptional on the latest PHP (version 8.0 and up), Unit and functional testing, and managing APIs.
• You can handle a project from start to finish - from the planning and research to the final product.
• Know how to design and use databases with SQL.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Be able to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Know your way around big bits of code and how to set them up to grow.
• Previous experience using CI/CD, Git, and Agile ways of working.
• Know how to use tools to make our product go even faster.
• Can turn ideas and designs into things that work and can be used again and again.
• Detailed orientated and organised, ensure that code is typed properly.
• English as a first language, or exceptional English as a second language

COMPANY AWARDS

• Great Place To Work 2023
• Best Medium Sized Workplaces 2022
• Ibec Leading in Wellbeing Top 100 companies 2021
• Portwest CEO - Business Man Of The Year - In Business Ireland 2020
• Deloitte Best Managed Companies 2016-2023
• Private Irish Business of the Year Export Industry Awards 2019
• Exporter of the Year 2018
• Portwest CEO - EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017

Portwest do not support visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have a right to work and must fulfil any relevant visa / work permit requirements in the relevant jurisdiction.

Portwest are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, civil status, veteran status, family status, disability status or membership of a minority group.