About Punt.com:

Punt.com is an innovative social casino platform, renowned for offering a dynamic social gaming experience. As we continue to expand rapidly, we are on the lookout for a proactive Junior Full Stack Web Developer/Software Engineer. This role is crucial in supporting our technology advancements, contributing to optimizing our platform for scalability, and assisting our tech team in achieving remarkable outcomes.

Tasks and Deliverables

Assist in optimizing and scaling our existing Laravel-based application to efficiently support thousands of real-time users.
Contribute to enhancing the performance and scalability of REST APIs for seamless integration with payment systems and other services.
Support the implementation of strategies to transition from monolithic to microservices architecture, enhancing system scalability and maintainability.
Participate in advancing our CI/CD pipeline to enable faster deployment cycles and maintain high-quality code releases.
Help identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks in the existing codebase to ensure smooth operation during peak traffic.

Required Experience

Demonstrable experience with web applications, preferably in environments with significant user traffic.
Strong programming skills with a focus on modern web development frameworks. While familiarity with PHP is beneficial, more emphasis is placed on experience with or the ability to quickly learn languages or frameworks such as Laravel or Vue.js, and their respective ecosystems.
Experience with Laravel is a plus, but adaptability and the willingness to embrace and master new technologies as they become relevant are crucial.
Proficiency in PostgreSQL, or equivalent databases, is expected.
A good understanding of both monolithic and microservices architectures.
Familiarity with AWS services and their application to improve scalability.
Experience with DevOps practices, particularly CI/CD, to support effective development and deployment processes.
Competence in Git and adherence to version control best practices.

Nice to Have

Experience or interest in team collaboration and potentially guiding peers through technical challenges and architectural decisions.
A foundational understanding of mathematics, probability, and statistics.
Exposure to or interest in Data Science.

Required Location

Vancouver

Education

Must have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field.
A graduate degree is a plus but not mandatory.

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Junior Full Stack Web Developer - Punt.com