Job description
Join The Credit Pros for a 100% FULL-TIME REMOTE OPPORTUNITY:
Unlock Your Potential in the Thriving Credit Industry!
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At The Credit Pros, we believe that unique perspectives drive innovation and success. We’re seeking talented individuals who are passionate, eager to learn, and thrive on fresh challenges. If you’re ready to join a team that works hard and plays hard, look no further – you’re destined to be a future TCP employee.
About Us:
The Credit Pros is a national leader in credit repair, dedicated to helping clients eliminate negative, inaccurate, outdated, and erroneous items from their credit reports. Our mission extends beyond repair – we educate clients on how the credit system works and empower them to proactively improve their financial well-being. As an Inc. 5000 company, we’re at the forefront of industry growth, committed to building an exceptional organization that positively impacts the lives of both our clients and employees. Our dedication to excellence has earned us recognition as one of Inc. Magazine’s top 50 places to work and a prestigious Smart CEO Magazine Corporate Culture Award.
Summary:
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer with a strong foundation in PHP, Laravel, Python, and extensive experience in API design, application security, DevOps, and modern backend architecture. This role involves not just coding but leading backend design, infrastructure planning, and collaborating across teams to bring digital products to life. You’ll own major systems, design for scalability, and play a key role in our agile delivery process.
This is a leadership role for someone who’s comfortable influencing technology strategy, coaching others, and ensuring backend excellence aligns with business priorities.
Responsibilities & Priorities:
Backend Engineering & Architecture
- Design and implement backend services, APIs, and databases using PHP (Laravel) and Python, with clean, scalable, and secure architecture.
- Lead and manage the full lifecycle of backend systems—from concept and architecture to implementation and support.
- Create and manage database structures, schemas, and data pipelines with attention to efficiency and performance.
API Development & Security
- Build and document robust RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Enforce best practices in application security including authentication, authorization, data protection, and regular code security reviews (OWASP Top 10, token-based auth, etc.).
DevOps & Infrastructure
- Work closely with DevOps to ensure backend services are performant and cost-effective in AWS environments.
- Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines for backend deployments, testing, and monitoring.
- Take full ownership of deployment and rollback processes.
Project Management & Agile Delivery
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, QA, and front-end teams to define clear deliverables and sprint goals.
- Break down complex business requirements into detailed backend stories and tasks for execution.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (daily standups, retrospectives, sprint planning).
Leadership & Best Practices
- Serve as a mentor to other developers and lead by example in writing clean, testable, and well-documented code.
- Enforce code review standards and continuous improvement processes.
- Be assertive in architectural discussions and back decisions with data and best practices.
Technical Skills:
- 6+ years of experience in backend development roles.
- Advanced knowledge of PHP (Laravel) and Python.
- Expertise in REST/GraphQL API design and secure integration patterns.
- Experience with application security, including vulnerability scanning and mitigation.
- Strong knowledge of SQL, NoSQL, and data modeling principles.
- Experience working with CI/CD, Git, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Proficiency in AWS services and cloud cost optimization strategies.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and estimation techniques.
- Familiarity with AI/ML integration and microservices architecture is a plus.
Soft Skills & Mindset:
- Clear communicator who thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments.
- Self-starter who takes initiative and ownership.
- Comfortable challenging assumptions and raising flags early in the process.
- Driven by results, with a sharp eye for detail and a bias for action.
- Open to feedback and dedicated to mentorship and continuous learning.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Proven track record in backend leadership roles within agile software teams.
- Experience delivering scalable systems that align with both technical and business goals.
- Prior mentorship or team leadership experience is a plus.
Work Requirements
- Working Hours: Remote full-time availability 5-day work week (Mon-Fri in Eastern Time 09:00 AM to 06:00 - PM ET) with 01 hours & 30 minutes of break
- Bring Your Own Device: Use your own computer, internet and headphone for daily operations
What’s in it for you:
- Base Salary: USD $60,000 - 80,000/year
- An opportunity to become a part of leading US based credit repair service provider
- 100% Remote Work + Great Work Environment
- Employee development, Management training, coaching & upskilling.
- Flexible Accruing Paid Time Off, Company Holidays & Birthday Time Off
- Health benefits
The Credit Pros welcomes all applicants regardless of race, gender, orientation, gender identity or expression, economic class, color, ability, disability, age, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, or status.
**Please note that we accept applications from those residing both inside & outside the US.**
