Software Engineer

Parkopedia is the world’s leading connected car services provider used by millions of drivers and organisations such as Apple, Here, TomTom and 20 automotive brands ranging from Audi to Volkswagen. Parkopedia has the mission of providing the best in-car data and transaction services to make mobility ecological, efficient and convenient.

We are looking for passionate and innovative engineers to join our cross-functional team as we take in-car payments to the next level.

Are you adaptable, flexible and pragmatic with a DevOps mindset? Are you able to apply good engineering processes to deliver software products of high quality and performance, even with occasionally ambiguous requirements?

Our ideal candidate will be a lifelong learner who enjoys solving technical problems, is curious about new technologies, and loves sharing knowledge and experience with their colleagues.

We offer a rewarding working environment within a collaborative, supportive and inclusive team, where your contribution is valued, and where you feel empowered to do your best work.

We are part of a global team, but this role is based in the Moldova at our Chisinau office. Parkopedia maintains a flexible location policy (hybrid) but the role will require on average around 4 days per month in the office.

Responsibilities

As a back-end developer, you’ll work primarily with PHP 8, Laravel 10 but also with Python and Javascript/React and AWS to deliver new features and improved reliability, maintainability, security and testability to our backend platform.

You will participate in Scrum ceremonies and work with your colleagues, stakeholders and third parties, to align on requirements and deliver a user experience you can be proud of.

The role requires solid and demonstrable experience designing, documenting, building, deploying and maintaining RESTful APIs, which can operate at scale on AWS.

You will appreciate the benefits of TDD/BDD, ensuring all code is tested and reviewed to the highest standards, and adapt quickly to changing environments, concepts and emerging technologies to assist in the future roadmap of our products.

As a team, we are responsible for the health of the systems we build. You should understand performance tuning and optimisation, and how to diagnose technical issues across local, pre-release and production environments running on AWS.

We operate a DevOps culture and are responsible for developing, deploying, operating and monitoring our team’s deliverables.

Requirements

• Some experience as a developer with PHP and Laravel with a focus on RESTful APIs.
• Experience with another language such as Python or Javascript
• Some experience with AWS and IaC (CDK/CloudFormation)
• Understanding of API security, common exploits and secure development practices, including the OWASP Top 10.
• MySQL competencies, familiarity with design patterns, ORM tools, performance tuning and administration/troubleshooting in a replicated environment.
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies and frameworks like PHPUnit.
• Experience with Linux, Docker, Docker Compose, Git and Redis.

Benefits

Parkopedia is committed to building a great work environment for all our employees. Here are just a few of the benefits that we offer:

• Unlimited annual leave - yup, time off is as important as time in the office, we all need to unwind and recharge our batteries!
• Flexible working hours
• Training allowance
• Annual company retreat
• Health benefit
• Time off for volunteering

We are an equal opportunities employer and believe in the power of a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.