Signify

Job Title

Backend Developer, WiZ

Job Description

About Signify

Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world. You light the way.

More about the role

This is an exciting job opportunity for you to light the way as a Senior Backend Developer with Signify, in the WiZ Cloud Development team based in Hong Kong.

As a Senior Backend Developer you’ll be working on the Cloud backend of one of the world's leading consumer smart home ecosystems. The WiZ ecosystem is expanding rapidly through new lights, accessories and OEM partners, as well as exciting new use-cases such as pushing home automation a step further without requiring any new hardware. Your role is to design, build, and deliver Cloud services that answer the needs expressed not only by the business and markets, but most importantly by our customers.

Key areas of responsibilities include:

• Show off your outstanding experience with backend services to deliver endpoints that are as crystal-clear for users to consume as they are robust, secure and lightning-fast
• Engage with multiple teams (product, firmware, support, UI/UX, infra, etc...) to understand how to interface the parts you're working on with the rest of our ecosystem
• Maintain and extend our portfolio of integrations with third-parties (Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung SmartThings, etc...)
• Identify areas of improvement whenever/wherever you see them, then find and discuss options to make things better, and finally document them so your plan be can put to execution

We’re on the lookout for forward-thinking innovators with a passion for sustainability. If you match this description, get in touch!

More about you

While we value and appreciate all applicants, we believe that the following experience and skills will be needed to shine brightly in this job opening:

• 5+ years of working experience in software development, with a main focus on backend services and REST APIs
• Flawless understanding of backend languages and technologies, preferably PHP and MySQL
• Solid knowledge of cloud computing (AWS) and distributed processing, version-controlled development flows (Git, Git Flow, pull/merge requests, peer review), automated integration and deployment concepts (CI/CD pipeline), tricks of the trade in backend development (OAuth, ORM, microservices vs monoliths)
• Systematic problem-solving methodology alongside an acute attention to detail
• Impeccable communication skills in both written and spoken English

Everything we’ll do for you

You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 30,000+ people.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce representing 99 nationalities, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together.

Come join us, and together we can light the way.