Ready to embark on the quest of joining Hack The Box?

At the end of this thrilling journey, youll become a proud member of Hack The Box, with the ultimate mission to help redefine cybersecurity expertise. Get ready for an exciting adventure into the world of cybersecurity! 🚀🔒💻

✨The core mission of the “Senior Back end engineer”

Work on one of our HTB platforms, HTB Business, responsible for upskilling organizations across the globe. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on the enhancement of the platform and the development of new features.

We are open to candidates with diverse back end programming backgrounds, as long as you have experience in an MVC framework, passion and aspiration to work with PHP programming language and the Laravel Framework.

🍺 The fellowship you’ll be joining:

As a Back end developer you will work closely with developers, QA and Product Managers to create an amazing experience for HTB customers. You will be an integral part of HTB development team aspiring to build the worlds largest hacker community. This engineering team is the biggest one , aligning with the expansive mindset of our HTB Business platform and serving a diverse set of customers globally.

⚔️ Tools & weapons you’ll be using:

PHP, Laravel , JIRA, SQL, Docker, Github

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🚀 The adventures that await you after becoming “Senior Backend Engineer” at Hack The Box:

Develop new features and tools using the Laravel PHP Framework
Generate clean, safe, reusable and scalable PHP code
Create and maintain RESTful APIs
Contribute to architectural and software design decisions
Contribute and maintain technical documentation and specifications
Perform code reviews
Maintain the platform by reacting to issues and defects raised
Collaborate with frontend developers, who are using Vue.js to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

🏆 Skills, knowledge, and experience points required to unlock the role of “Senior Back end Engineer” at Hack The Box:

Proven professional experience with Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Experience with Laravel, Symfony, Springboot or other frameworks following the MVC architecture is a strong plus
Experience with applications providing a RESTful API
Deep understanding of HTTP
Strong knowledge of relational databases
Experience with unit testing frameworks such as PHPUnit
Good understanding of SOLID principles and software design patterns
Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
Self-starter, ability to work independently and as part of a team
Being cyber security-minded is a strong plus

🕹️ What your Hack The Box adventure will have in store:

🎯Youll have the exhilarating opportunity to contribute to a product that is highly appreciated by users and the cybersecurity community at large.
🎯 Youll experience a highly supportive and caring environment, fostering growth, flexibility, and autonomy.
🎯 Youll embark on an exciting journey of continuous learning and problem-solving, leveling up as our organization grows.
🎯 Most importantly, youll have a blast at HTB 🥳 because fun is an essential ingredient in our recipe for success! Just wait until you see our global meet-ups!

💰 The gems you’ll be enjoying as “Senior Back end Engineer”

Private insurance
25 annual leave days
Dedicated budget for training and professional development, participation in conferences
State-of-the-art equipment (Macbook, iPhone, and mobile plan)
Free lunch & snacks at the office
Full access to the Hack The Box lab offerings; so you can learn how to hack
Flexible/Hybrid working

🗺️ The Quest of Becoming Hack The Box’s “Senior Back End Engineer”:

Level 1: To complete level one’s objective, submit your application.
Level 2: Meet the Talent Acquisition team. Level’s objective: highlight your past achievements, ambitions, and values.
Level 3: Meet the hiring team. Level’s objective: connect with the hiring team and share with them your achievements.
Level 4: Complete an assignment that aligns with day-to-day job-related tasks and responsibilities. Part of the assignment is discussing it with the hiring team in a debriefing session, in order to walk the team through your thinking process.
Level 5: Youve officially received an offer from HTB! To complete the last level and the Quest, all you need to do is accept the offer.

Hack Your Career, Today. Join us in this epic adventure of cybersecurity at Hack The Box! 🚀🔒💻

At Hack The Box, we are on a quest to find the most exceptional and enthusiastic talent to join our team. Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, we value what makes you unique and want to know more about you. This job post provides just a glimpse of the incredible gamified experience our business and consumer customers enjoy through our platforms. So, if youre ready to embark on a journey of growth and adventure, we cant wait to meet you!

ABOUT HACK THE BOX

Hack The Box is the Cyber Performance Center with the mission to provide a human-first platform to create and maintain high-performing cybersecurity individuals and organizations.

Hack The Box is the only platform that unites upskilling, workforce development, and the human focus in the cybersecurity industry, and it’s trusted by organizations worldwide for driving their teams to peak performance. Offering an all-in-one environment for continuous growth, assessment, and recruitment, Hack The Box provides solutions for all cybersecurity domains.

Launched in 2017, Hack The Box brings together the largest global cybersecurity community of more than 3 million platform members. Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece.

🚨 Exciting News:

Get the most important updates on HTB’s latest year!
We are super proud to share that HTB’s all three entities across the UK, US, and Greece have been Certified as a Great Place to Work (Oct 2023-Oct 2024).
Furthermore, in 2024 the HTBs Greek entity has been listed by the Great Place to Work Institute as the #2 Best Workplace in Greece and #10 Best Workplace in Europe (among Small & Medium Workplaces💪).
Take a sneak peek at how it is to be part of HTB and our 2023 Global Retreat. Get more insights about our HTB culture and employee experience by visiting the “about us” section of our site, our career site, and Glassdoor.

At Hack The Box, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We believe that diversity enriches our performance, services, and the communities we serve. As such, we ensure that all job applications are considered solely based on merit, skills, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are dedicated to providing a fair and respectful work environment that reflects our values.