Back-end Engineer (Laravel)

Are you the Back-end Engineer who can transform our ideas into reality? If so, we’ve been saving this spot just for you.

A bit about us:
😎We're a rockin' gaming company 
😎We make products for gamers in a stylish, cool, professional way
😎There are 65+ of us, and we are young, energized to succeed

Now we are looking for an experienced specialist who will become an essential part of Trading Space’s development team. Your expertise in Laravel, combined with a knack for problem-solving, will ensure our systems are fast, reliable, and ready to handle anything.

We also value teamwork and a sense of humor, so if you enjoy a good laugh after deploying flawless code, you’ll fit right in. Let’s build systems that are as enjoyable to create as they are to use.
If you are ready to boost our team, we are already waiting for your CV!

👨‍🚀 YOUR IN-GAME SKIN: 

• 3+ years experience with PHP (8.1+) and 2+ years of experience with Laravel (9.0+): console commands, jobs, queues, horizon, notifications, writing APIs;
• Understanding the architecture of modern web applications, knowledge of SOLID principles;
• Experience with MySQL/MariaDB (complex queries, optimization, database design, indexes and optimizations); query profiling should be easy;
• Redis (or other caching, queues and event bus);
• Unit and Feature tests;
• Experience with Git, composer, npm;
• Basic Linux server administration skills: setting up nginx, mysql, php, viewing logs to debug problems;
• Strong knowledge of the PHPStorm IDE (work in other IDEs is not considered);

• Experience of refactoring other developers’ code.

   

💪 YOUR QUEST-LINE: 

• Improving current and implementing new features to enhance the user experience;
• Integration with 3rd party tools and services (payment providers, etc.);
• Creating clean, flexible and reliable code;
• Continuous code quality improvement;
• Performance optimization;
• Monitoring and eliminating technical debt;

• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our products.

   

🚀 WILL BE YOUR BOOST:

• You can headshot anyone in CS:GO! Joking, but we expect that you will have gaming experience (CS2, Dota2, Rust);
• Experience in the development of high-load projects;
• Experience with SteamAPI;
• Desire to build complex systems and constantly searching for better approaches;
• Experience in front-end development: Vue.js, JavaScript (jQuery), knowledge of CSS (SCSS), webpack;
• Knowledge of modern approaches in layout (flexes, grids, beams) and experience in adaptive layout based on Figma;
• Experience with websockets;

• Experience with GitHub Actions and pipeline setup.

   

🧞‍♂️ YOUR POWER-UPS SOURCE:

• Start working at a time that's comfortable for you;
• Spontaneous weekend from the CEO;
• People Partner who will always support you in word and deed;
• Rewards for cool work;
• Input on project direction in a bureaucracy-free environment;
• Regular performance reviews and personal feedback sessions;
• 20 paid vacation days and 7 sick leave days;
• Support for professional development, including events (we went on a MAJOR trip to Copenhagen, for example), certifications, and educational materials;
• Assisting with the accounting and tax management for individual entrepreneurs;
• English language and Well-being benefit — so that you can improve your mental health the way you want: go to the pool, get a massage, visit a psychologist and even go to your dream restaurant. We make sure that our spacers are surrounded by comfort from all sides;
• Anniversary and performance bonuses;
• No time tracking;
• We purchase CHARGING STATIONS for our spacers.
• We help Ukraine: every month the company supports AFU and transfers donations for ammunition and supplies

If you read everything carefully and exclaimed: , then we are already looking forward to your resume and portfolio! 
Send them as soon as possible! 🚀