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Manual - Senior Backend Engineer
Manual ✓ Verified Employer

Senior Backend Engineer

📍 Remote 🕒 1 day ago
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£40,000 - £50,000 / year
£3,333 - £4,167 / mo Apply Now →
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Executive Summary

We are looking for a fully remote Backend Engineer that can contribute to the development of our web applications. Who...

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We are looking for a fully remote Backend Engineer that can contribute to the development of our web applications.


Who you are

  • You’re a software engineer with at least 7 years commercial experience
  • You’re looking to develop your skills further as part of an in house team
  • You have a genuine enthusiasm for software engineering and take no greater pleasure than finding the right solution to the problem at hand
  • The idea of working in a successful startup in a fast paced role excites you

What you will do

Develop web based systems

  • Develop functionality for our own products, administration systems and ecommerce capabilities using modern frameworks
  • Develop and maintain integrations with third party systems
  • Develop our APIs

Work in a team environment

  • You’ll work with other software engineers, designers, QAs and product managers
  • You’ll communicate your ideas and plan your work
  • You’ll peer review your colleagues work


What we need from you

  • At least 7 years of commercial experience as a software engineer or equivalent
  • In-depth knowledge of PHP8+
  • Familiarity with modern PHP frameworks, preferably Symfony
  • Solid understanding of OO programming concepts and patterns
  • Familiarity with version control using Git and associated workflows
  • Experience with TDD and unit testing
  • A strong desire to learn and to contribute to the team’s work

Other skills you might have


  • A degree in CS or equivalent is a plus
  • Good understanding of HTML and CSS
  • Familiarity with modern JS frameworks
  • Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
  • Knowledge of relational databases
  • Comfortable on the command line of *NIX machines
  • Experience working in cross functional teams
  • An eye for user behaviour and design

Benefits

  • Salary range of 40,000GBP to 50,000GBP based on experience
  • Generous stock option plan
  • Remote opportunity OR hybrid role based in our Bermondsey office
  • Ownership of goals and a direct impact to MANUAL
  • A fun and friendly working environment with sharp and motivated co-workers
  • Great learning opportunities with a strong culture of knowledge sharing
  • 25 days holidays and generous parental leave and flexible working policies
Our recruitment process
  • Send us your CV!
  • Team fit interview: you'll meet with product and tech leaders
  • Case study: a take home tech task to assess your software engineering skills
  • Tech interview: you'll meet with our tech team
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Projected statutory deductions based on standard single-filer baseline tax regulations in the United Kingdom corridor.

Gross Annual Package £40,000 - £50,000
Est. Income Tax Band 20% Basic Rate Band
Statutory Insurance / FICA 8% Class 1 National Insurance (NI)
Estimated Monthly Net £2,667 - £3,250 / mo
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Cost of Living (Remote)

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Est. Rent (1-Bed)
£1,100 - £1,750
Monthly Utilities
£140 - £210
Cost Index
112.5
Disposable Tier
Top 15% Rank
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HR Screening

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Technical Panel

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Official Offer

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