Senior Backend Web Developer

Overview

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Folklore is an innovation and experience company that provides digital transformation solutions to help clients deliver best practices digital experiences to customers and internal stakeholders. Folklore emphasizes transforming business strategy, user needs, branding, and technology, with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team includes experienced designers, technologists, researchers, and strategists with industry experience across retail, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and services.

Folklore is seeking a talented and motivated developer with 10+ years of backend web development experience who can also function as a technical lead on projects. This individual will have a proven track record in backend architecture, including server management, API development, CMS development, and 3rd-party integrations. They will guide a project’s technical direction, coordinate development workflows, and help capture technical requirements with clients.

• Serve as the technical lead on assigned projects, owning backend architecture, technical decisions, and overall solution design.
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements, architectural diagrams, and development tasks.
• Proactively identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies before they impact timeline or quality.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on the project’s backend solution, answering questions around architecture, integrations, and technology decisions.
• Develop or extend existing CMS frameworks (e.g., Word Press, Drupal, Craft).
• Work with front-end developers to ensure seamless CMS integration for dynamic content delivery.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and project managers to deliver complete solutions and ensure all technical requirements are met.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize server environments for development as well as production-facing websites.
• Monitor server performance, troubleshoot, and scale server architecture as necessary.
• Design, develop, and maintain custom API implementations for internal and external services.
• Integrate third-party APIs to extend the functionality of existing platforms.
• Implement custom CMS-based plugins or extend existing CMS functionality as needed.
• Design, develop, and optimize relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Maria
  
  DB) and No
  
  SQL databases (e.g., Mongo
  
  DB).
• Ensure database security, backup, and disaster recovery requirements are met.
• Troubleshoot and debug backend issues and optimize application performance.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best coding practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a Backend Web Developer or similar role.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in articulating technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage technical complexity and lead development delivery across multiple contributors.
• Experience functioning as a technical lead or senior engineer overseeing end-to-end delivery.
• Proven experience with multiple technology stacks and a desire to learn new technologies.
• Strong understanding of middleware solutions and their appropriate applications.
• Strong proficiency in server-side languages such as PHP, Node.js, C#, and Java.
• Experience with server management tools and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Expertise in building and consuming RESTful, Graph
  
  QL, RPC, or OData APIs.
• Experience with popular CMS platforms (Word Press, Drupal, Craft, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL) and No
  
  SQL databases (Mongo
  
  DB, Redis).
• Understanding of web security best practices (SSL, encryption, authentication methods).
• Proficiency with Git version control.
• Experience with Dev Ops tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong desire to learn new technologies and platforms to best serve project requirements.

• Health Benefits:
  
  100% paid medical premiums for employees, 50% paid for dependents
• Optional employee-paid vision and dental plans
• Vacation: flexible PTO pending manager approval and responsible usage
• 80 hours of Sick and Safe Time
• 401k + 3% guaranteed employer contribution: eligible after 3 months of employment
• Paid parental leave
• Summer Fridays (½ day Fridays between Memorial and Labor Day)

Folklore is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The pay range for this role is 135, USD per year (St. Louis Park).

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Professional Services