Software Engineer II - Backend - PHP

Fandom is growing! We are looking for a Software Engineer II (backend, PHP) to join our Wiki Platform team. This position is based in Poznań, but can work remotely from anywhere in Poland. You will report to our Director of Engineering.

You will get to create engaging user experiences used by 350 million fans who generate 4 billion page events monthly. You will work with our cross-functional teams to plan, design, and build scalable web applications and experiences.

As part of the team, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving Fandom’s wiki platform running on PHP 8.3 and MediaWiki supported by more than 100 microservices written in Java & GoLang. Your team will focus on improving reliability (observability, stability and resiliency to faults) and performance, both directly, tackling specific challenges and indirectly, by providing and improving tools, services & infrastructure components for other teams.

As a Software Engineer II, you will be expected to take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of the task and features you work on, from initial development through to post-release maintenance. You write code that is maintainable and forward-thinking, and you produce code that minimises complexity and over-engineering. You are an effective collaborator on your team, being an active and valued participant in all of your team’s development processes and meetings.

You will also have an opportunity to proactively identify critical systems that need to change, architectural problems that need to be addressed, and features that need to be built to deliver upcoming projects. You will have the space to contribute to the strategic direction and planning the roadmap for your team and work across teams to solve problems.

Interested in learning more about the engineering team? Have a look at our blog: https://medium.com/fandom-engineering

• Help build some of the most visited entertainment sites on the Internet
• Lead end-to-end application and feature design processes
• Improve web apps to perform best at a very large scale
• Help your team identify the best processes to solve our various business challenges
• Collaborate with teammates and other business stakeholders to share knowledge and inspire others to do great work

• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• Extensive experience in building modern web applications and an fluency in PHP
• Solid systems and API design skills
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience in improving application observability (metrics, tracing, alerting)
• Courage for learning new technologies and stepping out of your comfort zone
• Drive to solve interesting and challenging problems at scale
• Passion for delivering well-structured, tested, maintainable and useful software
• Ability to communicate in English

• Experience in Java or GoLang
• Experience with MediaWiki engine
• Experience working with highly-scaled web apps and platforms
• Experience with GCP (Google Cloud Platform) or similar cloud provider
• Passion for pop culture (Movies, Games, TV Shows, Anime, etc.)

Fandom is the world’s largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom’s Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information follow @getfandom or visit: www.fandom.com.