Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

This role is open to candidates based in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Please note that as this role supports U.S.-based clients, candidates must be available to work during U.S. business hours aligned with the client s time zone. Our client is a fast-growing B2B SaaS company operating within the telephony and caller ID ecosystem. Their platform helps businesses protect and manage their outbound calling reputation, directly impacting customer trust, answer rates, and revenue generation. As a bootstrapped, high-growth organization, they maintain a highly collaborative environment where engineering contributions have immediate visibility and measurable impact on both product performance and business success. They are seeking a Junior Backend Engineer to contribute to the continued development, reliability, and scalability of their platform while growing within a structured engineering organization that emphasizes mentorship, technical excellence, and long-term career development. Role Overview The Junior Backend Engineer will be responsible for implementing, testing, maintaining, and improving backend functionality across the company's SaaS platform while working closely with senior engineers and technical leadership. The Junior Backend Engineer will contribute to APIs, data access layers, background jobs, integrations, automated testing, and production support activities while learning best practices around scalability, reliability, performance, and software quality. This role is ideal for an early-career backend developer who enjoys building software, learning from experienced engineers, and contributing meaningful code within a fast-moving product environment. Location Fully Remote | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Desired Candidate Profile

• 1-3 years of experience in software development or equivalent combination of professional experience, internships, bootcamps, and substantive personal projects.
• Experience developing backend applications using PHP .
• Experience working with backend frameworks such as Laravel or similar technologies preferred.
• Experience working with SQL and relational databases such as MySQL or MariaDB .
• Experience building or supporting APIs and backend services.
• Experience working within collaborative software development environments.
• Experience using Git , pull requests, and version control workflows preferred.
• Experience contributing to testing, debugging, and deployment processes preferred.
• Exposure to telephony, dialer platforms, CCaaS systems, carrier APIs, or related technologies is a plus.
• Experience working within startup, growth-stage, or small engineering teams is preferred.
• Strong understanding of PHP development principles and backend application architecture.
• Working knowledge of SQL , relational databases, and data-access patterns.
• Understanding of REST APIs , HTTP , and system integrations.
• Familiarity with Laravel or similar backend frameworks.
• Familiarity with MySQL and MariaDB database environments.
• Familiarity with Git , pull requests, and collaborative development workflows.
• Understanding of automated testing concepts, including unit and integration testing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and deployment workflows.
• Exposure to Docker , AWS , cloud environments, or infrastructure concepts is a plus.
• Interest in learning Go (Golang) and expanding backend engineering capabilities.
• Familiarity with queues, background jobs, or event-driven architectures is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Highly coachable with a willingness to learn and apply feedback.
• Reliable, accountable, and proactive in communicating blockers and project status.
• Strong ownership mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement.