Backend Software Developer at Aylo in Athens, Greece, GR

Established in 2004, we are a tech pioneer offering world-class adult entertainment and games on some of the internet’s safest and most popular platforms. With the support of an international team of dynamic and collaborative innovators, we are on a mission to enable safe user experiences and empower our communities by celebrating diversity, inclusion, and expression — all while maintaining robust trust-and-safety protocols. 

We embrace the best of both worlds! Local talent can thrive in our collaborative office space with the flexibility of a hybrid work environment, while remote team members play an integral role in shaping our dynamic culture from afar. We have offices in Montreal (Quebec), Austin (Texas) and Nicosia (Cyprus).  

*A select number of positions require full-time in office attendance*

As a Backend Software Developer, you will take part in all stages of the web development life cycle. You will be working in a team within a dynamic, fast-paced, fun, challenging and creative environment in order to achieve team-oriented goals. 

What you'll be doing: 

• Join a backend team building and maintaining large scale projects in a service-based architecture
• Work with RESTful APIs, relational databases, and modern caching/search infrastructure, docker, CI/CD
• Collaborate closely with other developers to ship reliable, well-structured backend features

What you'll need to be successful:

Must haves:  

• 1–2 years of experience in backend development with any server-side language (PHP, Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, Java, etc.)
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and consumption
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases
• Familiarity with web application architecture and HTTP fundamentals
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code and experience with code reviews

Nice to haves:

• Experience with PHP (our primary backend stack)
• Exposure to Elasticsearch or other search/indexing tools
• Familiarity with Redis or similar caching/message-brokering solutions
• Understanding of service-oriented or microservice architecture
• Awareness of web application security best practices (e.g. OWASP Top 10, input validation, authentication patterns)
• Experience with AI assisted coding

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

In this role you may be exposed to adult content