About the role

What will you do at 43North?

Senior Backend Engineer

Location: Remote-friendly; preference for candidates within commuting distance

of Buffalo, NY for occasional in-person collaboration. Travel may be required

for industry events or strategic meetings.

Company Overview:

CoachMePlus is a leading provider of Human Performance solutions, empowering

organizations and professionals to optimize physical readiness, mental

resilience, and overall performance. Trusted by professional sports teams,

tactical units, the US Army, youth academies, and wellness clinics, our platform

is built to turn health and performance data into action.

Position Overview:

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team and play a key role

in building, scaling, and maintaining high quality web applications. You’ll work

closely with product, design, and engineering teammates to deliver reliable,

well architected solutions and help set technical standards across the team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on development, mentoring

others, and influencing technical direction without being fully removed from the

code.

Key Responsibilities

● Architect full-stack solutions across font end, database, mobile
● Design, develop, and maintain scalable PHP applications and APIs
● Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code following best practices
● Collaborate with Product and Design to translate business requirements into
technical solutions
● Lead code reviews and help establish engineering standards
● Optimize application performance, security, and scalability
● Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive root-cause resolution
● Mentor junior and mid-level developers
● Contribute to architecture decisions and long-term technical roadmap
● Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

● US Citizenship
● 8+ years of professional experience with PHP development
● Strong experience with modern PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, or similar)
● Solid understanding of object-oriented design and design patterns
● Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
● Strong knowledge of SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
● Familiarity with frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
● Experience with version control (Git) and interactive rebase
● Experience with CI/CD pipelines
● Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
● Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and
non-technical partners

Compensation

Benefits

* Salary Range: $120,000 – $160,000 annually

* Benefits Include:

* Health insurance

* Paid time off

* Flexible work schedule

* Parental leave

* Professional development support

* Work-from-home flexibility

Which skills does this role require?

LaravelSymfonySQLMySQLPostgreSQLRESTful APIsGitCI/CDObject-oriented designSystem architectureProblem-solvingTechnical leadershipBackend EngineeringMentorshipAPI developmentSoftware engineeringTechnical roadmapPerformance optimizationUS CitizenshipJavaScriptREST APIsMachine LearningProduct Strategy

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