Senior Backend Engineer, YourParkingSpace
PHP / Laravel
£55-65k
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Online marketplace for on-demand parking
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Online marketplace for on-demand parking
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£55-65k
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
YourParkingSpace's mission is to change the way the world parks, backed by the belief that parking could and should be easier.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional experience working as a backend engineer
- Extensive experience of PHP and the Laravel framework
- Experience with AWS or other cloud providers is preferred
- Proficient in relational database design and SQL
- Experience with RESTful APIs and microservice architecture
- Ability to write well-structured, testable, and maintainable code
- Attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality work
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
What the job involves
- Your Parking Space are seeking a forward thinking and dynamic Senior Backend Engineer (PHP/Laravel) to join our growing team
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in PHP and Laravel to join our collaborative and innovative team. In this position, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining the backend infrastructure and systems that power our platform
- Design and develop efficient and scalable backend systems, ensuring high performance and stability
- Collaborate with the frontend development team to integrate frontend features with the backend
- Write clean, well-designed, and maintainable code
- Optimise and maintain databases, including MySQL and MongoDB, for efficient performance
- Utilise AWS services for building and deploying microservices in a cloud-based environment
- Create and maintain APIs for seamless communication between frontend and backend
- Stay updated with industry trends and best practices, and apply them to improve our systems
- Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise
- Work closely with product and design teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior developers
Our take
Private space owners and commercial parking space operators use YourParkingSpace to fill their empty parking spaces, connecting them to an online audience of drivers searching for parking. By using YourParkingSpace, space owners can monetise this under-utilised resource whilst commercial clients across hospitality, retail, and property can drive footfall and improve customer experience. The platform uses proprietary technology and live data analytics to deliver their intelligent parking solutions.
YourParkingSpace already markets over 350,000 bays in over 50 cities in the UK, including private space providers and operators such as Tesco, Morrisons, and Premier Inn. It now serves 1 million drivers in the UK.
The company has benefited from shifts in behaviour caused by COVID-19, with returning workers increasingly choosing to drive over taking public transport. In addition, with large space owners suffering from declining footfall driven by the shift to online shopping and commerce, this trend is encouraging them to assess ways to optimise their parking estates. YourParkingSpace’s 2022 acquisition by urban mobility company Flowbird will allow them to improve their technology and integrate into Flowbird's 80-city-plus network.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Innovative product
"YourParkingSpace is leading the way with our product. The App is modern and easy to use and the concept is making travelling easier than ever. We're..."
Funding (1 round)
Sep 2020
$6.3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $6.3m
Company benefits
- Free gym membership
- Work-free birthday
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Remote working options
Company HQ
Poplar, London, UK
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Leadership
Charles Cridland
(CIO)Started out in Equity Derivatives at Lloyds TSB, and was a Search Analyst at Artemis Eight LLP. Founded SparkNet Media Ltd in 2010.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at YourParkingSpace
- We get to our destination quicker, when we’re equal!
- Diversity and inclusion fuels our team, we achieve and understand more when everyone’s voice is heard and valued
- YourParkingSpace are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, this means we do not discriminate against anyone regardless of gender, race, age, sexual orientation, identity, religious beliefs, whether or not they have dependents or if they have any disabilities. We do this, simply because it is the right thing to do
- Most importantly, we want you to be you!
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