Who we are

Blackbird Lab is a software development company. While we are practicing international working culture, we are proud representatives of Ukrainian values and traditions. We are a team of 90+ energetic, curious, smart, and open to new challenges tech pros who prefer efficient async communication, flexible working hours, a co-working office model, etc.

Being in this craft for more than 6 years, we managed to accumulate expertise and bring value to a number of clients. We cooperate with US and Canadian product companies of different sizes, from small startups to established products, in close, trusted relationships.

All team members, including management, have an engineering background. The process, participants who speak the same language and have a similar approach based on technical principles, is always efficient. It is way easier to make decisions and introduce new features in a team with engineering at heart. It is the technical DNA that lets us build high-quality products that facilitate the lives of our customers’ users.

Position & client

Our client’s company works in the e-commerce business, providing the possibility of connecting big retailers with small shops via their B2B marketplace. They have already built a marketplace and want to rewrite it using up-to-date e-commerce technologies, so this product would be easier to scale and maintain for the next decade. The client operates in the USA.

We are currently in the final stage of PoC for the new B2B marketplace based on WordPress/WooCommerce/Dokan. The plan is to build a new B2B marketplace, implement a new design, migrate data, and roll out in the next 6 months.

Stack of the project

PHP 8.3, WordPress, WooCommerce, Dokan, MySQL/PostgreSQL, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Cloudfront, etc.), JS, jQuery, CSS, HTML

Responsibilities

Participate in all development and DevOps processes from the beginning till roll-out.

Requirements

At first, we are looking for a Senior specialist, but later we are going to hire a Middle one.

For a Senior position, it is mandatory to have experience with:

• AWS - 3+ years
• PHP - 5+ years
• WordPress - 5+ years
• Woocommerce - 3+ years
• Dokan (or other B2B WordPress Plugins)

For the Middle position, it is mandatory to have experience with:

• PHP - 3+ years
• WordPress - 3+ years
• Woocommerce - 1+ years

• Upper-Intermediate English speaking level
• Fluent Ukrainian speaking level

Team setup & processes

• Project Manager (Europe)
• 1 Senior WordPress Developer - open position
• 1 Middle WordPress Developer - coming soon
• 1 QA - coming soon

We’re following 2-week Sprints with Story Point estimates, refinements, planning, demos, and retrospectives.

Interview process

• HR interview (30 min)
• Tech+PM interview with live coding tasks (90 min)

Benefits

We are all for the self-development of each team member. As a part of our team, you’ll be supported in your professional growth, work on Macs, receive certifications, and visit conferences. On top of that, you will enjoy an attractive social package, including

• Сompetitive monthly compensation
• Flexible working schedule
• Working remotely
• 18 paid vacation working days
• Paid sick leaves (with 5 undocumented days per year)
• Health support with medical insurance or sports programs
• English lessons, sports activities, and charity events
• Full support of Private Entrepreneur reporting services (ФОП)