Backend Software Engineer - Symfony

IQ-EQ; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Company Description

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.

We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top 15 private equity firms.

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts.

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding.

We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be working on the continuous development of our multiple proprietary RegTech software solutions, in an Agile environment. The engineer will be largely working on a LAMP based technology stack, using the PHP framework Symfony 7 and above, for developing the backend microservices.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a dynamic development team on the forefront of PHP application development
• Contributing to the continuing development of the software architecture of our applications
• Finding code solutions to business process specifications by programming new software modules, with exposure to the full technology stack
• Resolving bug fix tickets on the internally developed code base
• Liaising with superusers to identify and specify business requirements for new features
• Show an awareness of ongoing security risks and solutions
• Write well-structured, clean, and efficient code, in line with OOP SOLID principles

Qualifications

Requirements

• At least 4 years’ experience in one of the modern PHP frameworks (experience with Symfony or Laravel is a plus)
• At least 4 years’ experience in the Agile/Scrum development methodology
• Understanding of microservice approach to application development
• Understanding of OOP SOLID principles
• Good understanding of designing robust REST API
• Experience writing automated unit tests
• Experience working with relational databases
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases is a plus
• Experience with queueing systems (RabbitMQ) is a plus
• Experience with caching systems is a plus
• Exposure to IDE environments and Continuous Integration tools (Bitbucket, Jira etc)
• An understanding of financial compliance processes is not necessary, but a willingness to learn and understand business workflows is essential

Qualifications and Experience

• 4+ years commercial software development experience in PHP
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills in English
• Enthusiasm to grow and learn from experienced colleagues
• Process oriented working style with clear goal direction and output focus