Backend Software Engineer

Company Description

IQEQ is a preeminent service provider to the alternative asset industry. IQEQ works with managers in multiple capacities ranging from hedge fund, private equity fund, and mutual fund launches; private equity fund administration; advisory firm set-up, regulatory registration and infrastructure design; ongoing regulatory compliance (SEC, CFTC, and 40 Act); financial controls and operational support services; compliance and operational related projects and reviews; and outsourced CFO/controller and administration services to private equity fund investments – portfolio companies, real estate assets and energy assets. Our client base is growing, and our existing clients are engaging the firm across the spectrum of our services offerings.

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  for developing the backend microservices.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a dynamic development team on the forefront of PHP application development
• Contribute to the continuing development of the software architecture of our applications
• Find code solutions to business process specifications by programming new software modules, with exposure to the full technology stack
• Resolve bug fix tickets on the internally developed code base
• Liaise 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

Requirements

• 4+ years experience in one of the modern PHP frameworks (experience with Symfony or Laravel is a plus)
• 2+ years experience in the Agile/Scrum development methodology
• Understand microservice approach to application development
• Understand 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

• 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

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary based on experience and location ($80,000-$100,000) and full benefits package offered. 

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