Junior Backend Developer

Despark is a digital product agency based in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria. We create human-first products which move the world forward, with over a decade of experience bringing great ideas to life across multiple sectors, from health to education. We’ve worked with startups, charities and large corporations.

🔎We’re now looking for a Junior Backend Developer to join our team in Sofia.

You will:

• Create clean, readable code;
• Design, develop and maintain existing products;
• Identify and implement new solutions from scratch to production-ready state 💭;
• Be responsible for the selection of technologies and libraries for the solutions you build,
  
  but most importantly,
  
  
• Get first hand experience of end-to-end design and development of web and mobile products 📱.

To apply, you will need to:

• Have knowledge of Object-Oriented PHP7;
• Have experience with MySQL 5.x;
• Have experience with Symfony or Laravel PHP frameworks;
• Have good knowledge of Git,
  
  but most importantly,
  
  
• Have interest in the web and mobile industries and want to learn from the best 🌟.

We offer you:

• Additional days off and a flexible “work from home” 🛋️ policy ;
• Seasonal gatherings - Christmas dinner, spring picnic and team building by the sea;
• Free perks and benefits incl. additional health care, snacks & beer in the office, donation matching, individual learning budget, etc.;
• A cosy, spacious office in the city centre, just across from the Parliament building in Sofia;
• A company Apple laptop 💻;
• А competitive salary,
  
  but most importantly,
  
  
• A supportive atmosphere within an ambitious, happy and caring team 💙.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for the job and meet all of the criteria above, please email your CV to us at jobs@despark.com. Candidates who are deemed suitable for the job will be contacted and invited to an interview.

Get to know us a bit more on our About us page.