Backend Software Engineer - Greece

About Schoox
Schoox is a uniquely agile learning and talent development platform. We help businesses of all sizes shift from traditional, compliance-based training to an approach that unlocks and accelerates employee potential as well as business growth. Our platform moves beyond the basics of learning management so companies can identify the difficult-to-measure impact of their learning and development programs on their overall business performance.

In a crowded market with more than 500 competitors, Schoox has quickly become one of the fastest growing talent development platforms because of our disruptive product approach, our vision to change the way organizations think of corporate training and talent development, and our passion for happy customers by way of happy employees.

Position Description

You will work with our development team as a backend engineer. You’ll have the opportunity and capability to make decisions about important technology and product questions. You'll work with our team of engineers to build a product our users will love. The product rapidly changes and so you will constantly be adapting to feedback (both qualitative and quantitative) to help influence product decisions. You have to be very familiar with PHP and MySQL. Knowledge or experience in NoSQL databases like MongoDB as well as Java will be highly appreciated.

Qualified candidates will have to be talented software engineers, possess a deep understanding of system engineering and have a strong comfort level working within an extremely fast-paced start-up environment.

Responsibilities may significantly increase depending on the candidate.

Expectations:

The ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

• Acquisitive Learner - resourceful in acquiring knowledge, learns without direction
• Principled - aligns activities and details with larger goals and principles
• Disciplined - imposes structure onto work and life
• Adaptable - adjusts beliefs and actions in response to new information
• Facilitative - cultivates and activates talents and opportunities

The ideal candidate exhibits the following qualities:

• Technical skills - You are very familiar with PHP and MySQL.
• Knowledge or experience in NoSQL databases (MongoDB) will be appreciated.
• Knowledge of design patterns will be appreciated.
• English Language - You should be good in English. A CPE certificate will be appreciated.
• Academic Qualifications - You have a University degree.

What we’re really looking for is someone who loves solving problems and making things work. We work in an open team environment and we’ll do our part to make it awesome and fun to be a part of.

On top of an exciting, vibrant and intellectually challenging workplace and a competitive salary, we are offering:

• Full-time
• Be part of an ambitious company that is already shaping its industry.
• Free lunch, healthy food powered by our amazing Chef
• Free Physiotherapy sessions
• Pleasing and Flexible Startup environment

Schoox is most decidedly an equal opportunity employer. We want applicants of diverse background and hire without regard to race, colour, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.