Principal Backend Engineer (Node.js,PHP)

Join our Integrations team and help build a robust, scalable platform that connects our AI-powered translation and localization tools with hundreds of services our customers rely on daily. This is more than coding—it’s about architecting a system that makes workflows effortless, developer experience smooth, and enables product teams to deliver value faster.

As Venture Building, we create profitable technology companies from scratch. We collaborate with partners who share similar aspirations and are open to leveraging the potential of their networks, cultivated over years. We regularly launch new projects founded on long-term, amicable relationships with our associates.

• 7+ years building and maintaining complex backend systems.
• Strong experience with Node.js and PHP, modern services, and monolithic architectures.
• Proven experience in integrations: API versioning, message queues, event-driven architectures.
• Solid understanding of APIs, relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), and cloud services (AWS or similar).
• Strong judgment in system design and technical decision-making (PoCs, RFCs/ADRs).
• Commitment to testing, observability, operational excellence, and high-quality code.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

• Lead design, development, and long-term ownership of the integrations platform and services.
• Build scalable, multi-tenant systems using Node.js, PHP, microservices, and a PHP monolith.
• Implement API integrations, webhooks, polling mechanisms, message queues, and event-driven architectures.
• Improve development lifecycle, CI/CD, testing, observability, and operational excellence.
• Mentor and elevate team skills through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance.
• Pioneer AI-powered development workflows and tools within the team.