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Oowlish, one of Latin America's rapidly expanding software development companies, is seeking experienced technology professionals to enhance our diverse and vibrant team.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services that power high‐availability web applications.
In this role, you'll take ownership of backend features, troubleshoot complex production issues, optimize system performance, and contribute to architectural decisions while collaborating closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and Frontend teams.
The idóneo candidate is a hands‐on engineer who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, writing clean and maintainable code, and continuously improving software quality and engineering practices.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using PHP and Laravel
Develop new features while maintaining and improving existing backend systems
Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues in collaboration with QA, Support, and DevOps teams
Build and maintain integrations with third‐party services and internal APIs
Develop automated tests for APIs and critical backend workflows
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated testing
Monitor application performance, logs, and system health to proactively identify issues
Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
Document technical solutions, troubleshooting procedures, and internal processes
Continuously improve development workflows, tooling, and engineering standards
Requirements
5+ years of professional experience with PHP and Laravel
Strong experience building scalable backend applications
Strong SQL knowledge, preferably PostgreSQL
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
Experience writing automated API tests
Experience with Git and GitHub collaborative workflows
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines




Experience working with Docker
Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms
Experience using monitoring and logging tools
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Must have
5+ years of PHP development experience
Strong Laravel framework experience
Experience designing scalable RESTful APIs
Strong SQL knowledge with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
Experience optimizing database performance
Experience writing automated API tests
Experience with Docker
Experience using Git and GitHub
Understanding of CI/CD practices
Experience troubleshooting production issues
Experience integrating third‐party APIs
Familiarity with AWS or other cloud environments
Experience using monitoring/logging tools (Rollbar, CloudWatch, or similar)
Nice to have
Experience with healthcare or regulated industries
Experience working with telehealth platforms
Experience designing distributed backend architectures
Experience with Infrastructure as Code
Experience improving development processes
Experience mentoring junior developers
Experience with performance tuning and scalability
Experience working in fully remote engineering teams
Benefits & Perks
Home office
Competitive compensation based on experience
Career plans to allow for extensive growth in the company
International Projects
Oowlish English Program (Technical and Conversational)
Oowlish Fitness with Total Pass
Games and Competitions
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📌 Senior Backend Engineer (Php & Laravel) (Bogotá)
🏢 Oowlish
📍 Bogotá