What would your job be like at Scilife?
At Scilife, we are on a mission to empower life sciences companies with robust, scalable, and compliant solutions. As a Senior Backend Engineer in our Krypton team, you will primarily work on our fundamental Training module that is at the core of our QMS. You’ll dive deep into our existing systems, helping us tackle tech debt head-on while building clean, maintainable, and performant backend services.
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys balancing the act of refactoring legacy code with building modern, scalable backend systems. You'll be involved in decisions that shape the architecture and future of our Training module while ensuring it remains stable, secure, and efficient.
If you’re excited about improving systems from the ground up, crafting high-quality backend solutions, and collaborating with an ambitious remote team, this role is for you!
Your responsibilities
- Work with PHP and Golang to develop, maintain, and improve backend services within the scope of your team.
- Identify and tackle areas of technical debt to increase system performance, maintainability, and scalability.
- Collaborate with engineers across frontend, QA, and infrastructure to deliver cohesive and reliable features.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and help define best practices and coding standards for the backend team.
- Ensure the modules adhere to high standards of performance, security, and resilience.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and mentoring sessions with team members.
- Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code while ensuring timely delivery of features and improvements.
- Work closely with the Engineering Manager to identify priorities and contribute to the long-term vision.
What you will need
Technical skills:
- 6+ years of hands-on experience as a backend engineer.
- Proficient in both PHP and Golang, and comfortable switching between the two.
- Strong understanding of backend system design, microservices architecture, and RESTful APIs.
- Experience and continued desire to improve all development with robust TDD practices.
- Familiarity with AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts.
- A passion for refactoring and improving existing systems without fear of legacy code.
Mindset & working style:
- A strong sense of ownership and responsibility for the systems you build and maintain.
- Eagerness to work on technical debt with a problem-solving mindset.
- Collaborative attitude and excellent communication skills in a remote team environment.
- Ability to work autonomously while keeping alignment with broader team objectives.
Why Scilife?
At Scilife, we develop cloud-based technology that supports Life Sciences companies in managing everything quality, process, and product-related. Our platform helps customers bring life-saving and life-enhancing products to market faster, all while meeting strict regulatory standards.
Join a dynamic, fully remote team spanning the globe—from Jodhpur to Antwerp, Barcelona to Miami. We believe that talent has no borders. We invest in our people with the tools, flexibility, and support they need to thrive—whether it’s top-notch hardware, autonomy over your schedule, or open collaboration across teams.
We're a supportive, down-to-earth crew that gets things done without ego, and we’re growing fast. If you’re ready to bring your skills to a place where they’ll have a real impact, we want to meet you!
Application Instructions:
If you're ready to help us build a better platform from the ground up, we want to hear from you! We encourage candidates from under-represented backgrounds to apply, even if you don’t meet every single qualification.
