At Hostelworld (Permanent), in Porto, Portugal
Expires at: 2024-09-20
Remote policy: Full remote

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH ‍ ‍

Working with the Static team, we have a great opportunity for a full-time full-stack developer. Within your role, you will have the opportunity to work with Vue.js, PhP, Nuxt, and more on a range of ambitious and innovative projects .

We are looking for someone who enjoys working within a fast-paced environment, can work on their own or as part of a bigger team, thrives on being challenged, and has a knack for creative problem-solving with minimal hand-holding.

Partnering with diverse and global colleagues like Marketing, SEO, Finance, and Tracking teams across all our locations you will get to collaborate on exciting projects and contribute to Hostelworld’s success.

WHAT YOU'LL DO ‍

Develop robust and scalable web applications for high-traffic products;
Develop customer-facing features for high-traffic applications;
Work across different areas of the software stack;
Contribute clean, secure, and maintainable code to the product;
Contribute to the evolution of the overall product/system architecture;
Optimise code for performance and scalability;
Prototype and build highly performed and flexible components;
Estimate projects, and work closely with technical and business teams at each stage of the development lifecycle;
Provide technical expertise with the ability to generate new ideas and solutions.

Main requirements

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Experience & Qualifications:

This is a mid/senior level role; you must have a minimum of 3 years of commercial experience in web development (Vue, Nuxt, PHP, Node).
Strong understanding of most popular design patterns (MVC, SOLID, Dependency injection).
Proficient in all web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript).
Experience with component-based JS frameworks, preferably Vue.
Experience with front-end tooling workflows: Node.js (NPM), SASS/SCSS
Experience in developing websites and web applications for multiple device types.
Strong experience developing and integrating with APIs.
Experience working with Microservices architectures.
Experience with long legacy project refactors (not mandatory, but nice to have)
Proficient in Unit and Integration testing.
Experience working with backend systems (ideally in Node and PHP)
Symfony and/or ExpressJs experience is a nice to have

Knowledge & Skills:

Solid experience in Software Development, Design, and Architecture.
Full stack development expertise.
Solid practical knowledge of OOP concepts and SOLID principles.
Experience working in an agile environment and with techniques like Continuous Integration, and code reviews.
Understanding of developing web application security best practices.
Ability to quickly learn, understand, test, and debug existing codebases
Experience with version control systems e.g. GIT.
Understanding of software development in terms of business value.
Desire to establish and improve development processes.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar (not mandatory, but nice to have)
Proficient in both spoken and written English - our company language is English.

Benefits & Perks

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive salary & benefits
Enhanced annual leave plus 3 Wellbeing Days per year
Paid family leave (maternity, paternity, surrogacy & adoption)
Agile working (plus a Working from Abroad Policy!)
Support for your ongoing growth & development
Inclusive people policies (sickness, menopause, compassionate and fertility leave)
A chance to give back to your local community with 5 paid volunteering days

Full-Stack Developer