MacPaw is a software company that develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS. Today, we have 20 million active users across all our products.
At MacPaw, we believe humans and technology can reach their greatest potential together.
MacPaw is proud to be Ukrainian. The support and development of Ukraine are significant parts of the company’s culture. MacPaw gathers open-minded people who support each other and aspire to change the world around us.
For This Role
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join the Setapp team. This position is for a middle-level specialist who desires to learn new technologies and upgrade skills, is open to communication, and has an agile approach to development and the work environment.
Setapp is MacPaw’s subscription-based app service for macOS.
It provides access to 250+ quality apps that cover such categories as productivity, lifestyle, web development, Mac maintenance, creativity, writing, education, and personal finance.
Setapp’s mission is to give Apple users easy access to stellar apps, so they can focus on doing the job, not looking for the tools.
Tasks you can be involved in: Create new API endpoints for the new services with specific business logic to update users' data. Write unit tests on both sides. Test the workflow locally.
Our Backend stack:
PHP 8.0+ (Symfony Components, Doctrine ORM)
PostgreSQL, Redis,
RabbitMQ
PHPUnit
Cloud-Native: AWS, GCP, K8s, Docker
Go, Temporal
70% — PHP, 30% — Go
In this role, you will:
- Analyze (how to do?) and validate (can be done?) technical solutions for business problems/ideas/needs
- Contribute to the Product with ideas, features, and improvements
- Suggest architectural solutions and/or development tools to implement a technical task
- Implement technical solutions to cover all acceptance criteria and other team agreements (e.g., tech documentation, tests, NFRs, security compliance, etc.)
- React to issues and failures by investigating and fixing them according to Product task priorities
- Suggest technical solutions for increasing Product stability and performance if needed
- Share all knowledge about the Product (structure, documentation, architectural details, etc) with the engineering team aimed to maintain the team well informed upon the Product
Skills you’ll need to bring:
- Strong understanding of OOP, Design Patterns, and SOLID principles
- Extensive experience with PHP and frameworks like Symfony
- Hands-on experience with Relational Databases (PostgreSQL)
- Experience building and managing Docker images/containers. Familiarity with Docker Compose for local development and testing
- Experience with messaging queues
- Experience with basic Kubernetes (K8s) concepts
- Proficiency with Git and experience with code reviews
- Hands-on experience working within agile frameworks, practicing iterative development cycles and continuous improvement principles
As a plus:
- Temporal (Workflow Orchestration)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
- Basic understanding of infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Practical experience with Golang (even at a pet project level)
- Knowledge of common security patterns
- Performance Tuning and Monitoring
- Frontend Basics
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases
What We Offer
We are a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine against the russian aggression
- We maintain workplaces for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war. Here, you can also read about the MacPaw Foundation, which intends to help save the lives of Ukrainian defenders and provide relief to as many civilians as possible.
We are committed to our veterans
- Our Veteran Career and Empowerment Program is designed to ensure our veterans and active military personnel receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve.
Hybrid work model
- Whether to work remotely or at the hub is entirely up to you. If you decide to mix it, our Kyiv office, which works as a coworking space, is open around the clock. The office is supplied with UPS and Starlink for an uninterrupted work process.
Your health always comes first
- We guarantee medical insurance starting on your first working month. For those abroad, you can receive a yearly Medical insurance allowance as compensation for managing your medical expenses.
Flexible working hours
- You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
Space to grow both professionally and personally
- Education opportunities to grow both hard and soft skills, annual development reviews, and internal community.
Teams we are proud of
- We build honest, transparent, and reliable relationships within teams. Every Macpawian can improve processes and implement their ideas. We encourage open and constructive feedback and provide training for Macpawians on giving and receiving feedback.
Office designed for people (and pets)
- Our office has it all: a spacious workplace with enough room for sitting up, lying down, and running around; a gym for recreation; cozy kitchens; a sleeping/meditation room; and a terrace with a view where we throw summer parties. Also, we have two cats living in the office, and you are welcome to bring your pets to the office (we have separate floors for cats and dogs).
Time-off policy that covers life’s needs
- Convenient personal time-off policy to help you take care of essential matters in your personal life, and parental leaves. On top of all that, sabbaticals are open after 5 years of being with MacPaw.
Join social initiatives with MacPawCares
- MacPaw participates in numerous humanitarian aid and charity projects across many fields, and you are welcome to jump in to make the world a better place.
We’re an equal-opportunity employer. Here is a safe place for applicants of all backgrounds
- We are hiring talented humans. Meaning with all our variety of backgrounds and identities, including service members and veterans, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and other often underrepresented groups. MacPaw does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
- Some benefits are under development, and new adjustments are possible.
