Senior Software Backend Engineer, Scheduling (PHP)

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of large-scale software development experience in PHP, Java, Python, Go or another object-oriented language.
• A solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design practices.
• A sincere commitment to creating readable code and an understanding of database schema design, caching, and scalability.
• A degree in Computer Science or related or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in frontend development using React or a comparable JavaScript framework is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities:

• Develop new features for Acuity Scheduling, a PHP and React application, with a focus on backend or full-stack contributions.
• Write server-side production code for our high-volume, available applications, develop rapid prototypes for new features, and guide our technical designs forward.
• Scale and improve the performance of the application and database.
• Collaborate with other engineers, product, design, analytics, and customer operations to understand why we build the features we do.
• Practice and be a mentor for disciplined software engineering (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing elegant, readable code).