Hi from the Instapro Group 👋🏼
We're the technology company behind a home services revolution. Our mission is to help tradespeople get the work they want and homeowners hire the tradespeople they need.
At Instapro, every team member’s perspective and experience advances our mission. We are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We work hard to mitigate biases in our recruitment process and foster a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Our focus is to produce high-quality, working, and tested code that not only keeps us happy and productive but also helps the business to succeed. Our development process has been honed through exploring various flavors of agile and we believe that our way of working helps us get the right things done at the right time.
We’re looking for a lead backend developer to join our team; someone who has had years of experience with PHP, has seen its evolution, and understands not just how to code but how to build and architect systems using it. We’re looking for someone who has leadership tendencies, who’s passionate and driven, gets stuff done, and isn’t afraid to ask for help. We’re looking for someone who embodies our company’s core values. If this resonates with you, we’d love to meet you.
Team
The Qualification and Vetting team is responsible for ensuring that we build and maintain a quality control system to safeguard the quality of our trade network. The team drives big opportunities to improve our brand reputation and grow our volume on both sides of the marketplace and drive more hires by gaining more trust from homeowners in our tradespeople.
This is a product development team and consists of a Senior Backend Developer, Senior Frontend Developer, a UX Designer / Researcher and a Product Manager. A team of Agile Coaches assist the team alongside an Engineering Manager, UX Manager and Product Group Manager.
You will also be a part of a backend guild with other backend engineers across the company. Through that guild, you will help to ensure the high quality of the software by introducing new technologies, improving and setting quality standards, exchanging experience, and taking on more extensive cross-team backend initiatives.
Technology
Our backend stack consists of PHP 8.1, Symfony 5.4, MySQL 8, RabbitMQ, Redis, GraphQL, Docker and Kubernetes, all running on AWS.
Our frontend stack consists of ReactJS, NextJS, ExpressJS, Apollo Client, CSS-in-JS, GraphQL, Webpack, Docker, and Kubernetes.
We keep a close eye on quality and make sure we test everything in an automated way with tools like PHPUnit, PHPStan, Phan, Cypress and Jest, all integrated into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Your role includes the following:
Lead a cross-functional team of developers in the delivery of high-quality, scalable software applications
Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and develop technical roadmaps
Mentor and guide team members in their technical growth
Architect and design complex, scalable systems
Ensure adherence to best practices in software development, security, and performance
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies
Provide technical leadership and guidance on the use of cutting-edge tools and technologies
Strong expertise in PHP
Experience with cloud computing platforms, such as AWS or GCP
Understanding of relational databases and NoSQL databases
Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Excellent communication, leadership, and mentorship skills
You can make an Impact. Joining Instapro Group is an opportunity to help crack the code in one of the last big industries to become digital-first. We’re leaders in our markets, yet small enough for everyone to make a real difference.
We care. We don’t believe in one size fits all. Whether it’s flexibility in your working hours, your location, or opportunities to advance and grow, you’ll find the space to be your best self.
These are the benefits you'll enjoy:
These are the values that guide everything we do:
Read our values in full here
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You need to already be based in one of our office locations or be willing to relocate to one of them.
We have a hybrid-work policy, which means that it’s up to you whether you prefer to work onsite or feel more comfortable working from home. However, in some roles, we might be looking for people living in the same region. You can have a look at what locations we are active in via the button below.
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For applicants relocating to our German or Dutch offices, we provide financial relocation assistance and step-by-step guidance to support you in your relocation journey.
We also provide visa sponsorship for our German and Dutch offices. Currently, visa sponsorship for the French office is not possible.
Please go through the job description once again and be ready to ask your questions to help yourself better understand if our environment matches your expectations.
You can visit Instapro Group's other web spaces, such as our LinkedIn page, to get a feel for our vibe.
Our interviewing processes can slightly differ depending on the department. The three things that are consistent across every process are a talk with the hiring manager in the early phase of the process, a team interview in the middle, and a culture interview at a later phase of the process. To find out more about our cultural values, you can click here.
