Backend Software Engineer

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About the Role:

As a Software Engineer at BWZ you are responsible for the whole development process, starting with discovering, planning and developing, ending with testing and deploying. You will work in an environment that offers freedom with responsibility, and encourages simplicity with risk taking.

You will be working in BWZ's Tech Team, highly involved in the development of our back-end systems and integrations (using Node.js, Python, AWS, etc), but also participating in the development and architecture of our multi-site Web Platform (built in WordPress), our Ad Tech Platform (built in Ruby on Rails), among many other systems and products.

You can work remotely or in a flexible regime if you are in Curitiba, Brazil. Keep in mind that our teams work in the PST time zone, and your hours should be at least partially compatible with it.

What You'll Be Doing:

Reporting to the Technology Director, working in the BWZ Labs Team but also closely with the Web Platform. You will be tasked with the development of internal systems used by dozens of employees, as well as customer facing systems used by thousands of clients.

You don't have to know all the answers, because you will have the time to research and learn new technologies and solutions, so you can make suggestions and implementations that might fit our product needs to better perform and scale.

Who You Are:

• You are a software engineer with meaningful experience building web applications
• You are good at curating your own priorities
• You are curious about how things are done and how they work
• You are good at communicating your deliveries and demands with peers and stakeholders
• You don't like repetitive tasks, so you automate everything you can
• You like to test new things, and you don't mind if it doesn\'t work and move on

How Your Success Will Be Measured:

• We don't like to measure effort, rather we try to focus on effectiveness
• You will be accountable for your results, not the hours you worked
• You will be part of a team; collaboration is a key factor

Your Skill Set Includes:

• Curiosity to understand how things work
• An openness to learning new technology
• Great time-management and prioritization skills
• Openness to learn and use new programming languages
• You are comfortable reading/writing documentation for others
• Good communication in English

Required Experience for this Position:

• Meaningful experience building web applications using high-level languages such as PHP, Python, Ruby, GoLang, or similar
• Track record of contributing to end-to-end system development, covering UI, server-side logic, and infrastructure
• Experience with system design of web applications
• Experience with JavaScript technologies such as React, Node.js, Next.js, or similar
• Solid understanding of databases and how they work
• Good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure and how they work

Nice to Haves for this Position:

• Experience with AWS-based architecture
• Experience with Cloudflare platform
• Experience working with CMS (WordPress or similar)
• Experience using AI IDEs
• Experience building LLM-based applications/workflows
• Experience with MVC frameworks
• Experience developing APIs and/or MCPs
• Experience writing tests and building deployment pipelines

About Us:

Black and White Zebra is a rapidly growing, independent media tech company headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Since 2012, our portfolio of influential digital publications has been helping millions of people succeed at work. Our brands cover project management, product management, people management, customer experience, quality assurance and others, with the goal of connecting people with the knowledge, skills and tools they need to succeed professionally. We started in 2011 as The Digital Project Manager blog and have grown into an international team of 70+ creators, strategists, and innovators. We have a diverse portfolio and a mission to empower communities to create the future of work. We were recently ranked and awarded for our growth and publications and are committed to diversity and inclusion.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion: Black and White Zebra is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran's status, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law. We celebrate all backgrounds and attributes that help our team be impactful, iterative, adaptable, and fun

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Technology, Information and Media