Senior Backend Engineer

Our purpose here at Get Licensed is to make our world a safer place, and our product promise is to make the Security Industry more efficient by leveraging technology. We also have a people's promise, as without people we are nothing - we believe that looking after our people is paramount, and the pathway to success. Our people promise to provide joy, knowledge, and prosperity for our team members, customers, and shareholders. Get Licensed is a technology business at heart (the majority of our team are developers or tech wizards), and we are at an incredibly exciting stage of our business, having grown 70% year-on-year since 2020.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Backend Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in server-side programming, database management, and API integrations. You will play a crucial role in building, maintaining, and optimising scalable, reliable, and high-performance back-end systems.

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end services, APIs, and server-side logic.
• Optimise system performance to ensure seamless functionality and scalability.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and other stakeholders to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Implement robust data storage solutions, ensuring security and data integrity.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve back-end issues in a timely manner.
• Develop clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to industry best practices, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and ease of collaboration.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in back-end development.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in back-end development.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Node.js, PHP.
• Strong experience with Laravel framework.
• Experience with frontend technologies, especially ReactJS will be a plus.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and web development frameworks.
• Experience with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerisation tools like Docker.
• Understanding of version control tools like Git.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an eye for detail.

• Proficient in frontend technologies and frameworks, enabling seamless integration with backend systems and user-centric design.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and improve delivery speed and reliability.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, fostering a culture of automation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Familiar with testing frameworks and automated testing methodologies to ensure high code quality and robust software performance.
• Thrives in collaborative and innovative work environments that encourage creativity, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.

We are committed to achieving excellence, whilst having fun and being highly curious. We are passionate about hiring fantastic individuals who thrive in an open, fast-paced and collaborative environment, who are accountable to themselves, take responsibility from day one, and are willing to roll their sleeves up to get stuff done.

There are certain behaviours that we expect from our colleagues, and the key ones are set out below. Fundamentally we expect everyone at Get Licensed to Do The Right Thing. We measure performance against these behaviours as part of each employee's quarterly review:

• Be empathetic — Be kind and treat others how you would like to be treated.
• Remain curious — ask questions, continually learn, and strive for better.
• Empower people — share your knowledge, lend a helping hand, and make people feel valued.
• Think big — Think differently, be agile, act on great ideas quickly – there is always a better way of doing something.
• Delivery quality — Work to a standard of which you are proud - be efficient, take ownership, deliver and celebrate successes.

Our People Promise at Get Licensed is to provide joy, knowledge and prosperity for our team members, customers, and shareholders. We believe that looking after our people is paramount, and the pathway to success.