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BambooHR is a market-leading people intelligence platform focused on HR software for small and medium-sized businesses. We are hiring a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain PHP-based backend services and RESTful APIs, contribute to performance and scaling improvements, and help integrate AI into our products and development workflows.

Skills

  • Service development in PHP, Python, Java, or C# (desire to work in PHP 8)
  • Strong Object-Oriented development practices
  • Proficiency with MySQL (queries and schema design)
  • Version control with Git
  • Experience building RESTful APIs
  • Familiarity integrating AI into SaaS products and basic prompt engineering
  • Performance tuning and scalability practices
  • Ability to collaborate with front-end engineers and designers

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain backend services and RESTful public web APIs
  • Write clean, maintainable code for the application and website
  • Research technologies and engineer end-to-end solutions to problems
  • Propose and implement performance optimizations and scaling strategies
  • Integrate AI capabilities into products and development workflows using tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and other models
  • Collaborate closely with JavaScript developers and UI designers to integrate backend work
  • Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement of systems and processes
  • Document designs, technical decisions, and operational runbooks where appropriate

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
  • Equivalent professional software development experience accepted
  • Ongoing learning and interest in AI/ML tools and techniques

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
  • Generous paid time off: 4 weeks vacation and 12 company holidays
  • Parental leave and volunteer time off
  • 401(k) with up to 6% company match
  • $2,000 paid vacation bonus
  • Employee assistance program (Headspace)
  • Remote work flexibility and supportive company culture
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