Castor EDC

Amsterdam, Netherlands | Posted: 5 years ago

What you’ll do

At Castor our stack, well...it’s stacked! With PHP at it’s heart, our world comprises of (not limited to) PHP7, ZF 2/3, Github, Doctrine 2, Jenkins, Docker, MySQL, Ansible, ReactJS, Tideways and NewRelic to realise our vision, ensuring our products and tools embrace the frontier of innovation

• Designing, ‘debugging’ and writing code for a growing network of medical researchers


• Analysing performance data and optimising bottlenecks to ensure we maintain our growth


• Deconstructing user requirements to model optimal, scalable, solutions


• Working on automated toolchains to construct and integrate our applications


• Collaborating with and mentoring engineers, championing their technical growth

What you’ll bring

A repertoire of coding comprehension! Being a savvy and seasoned software engineer, you’ll know how to decrypt and improve legacy code whilst keeping yourself abreast of current trends:

• Extensive practical experience with PHP, design patterns, OOP, and automated tests


• Experience in scaling up cloud-based applications


• A coding consortium of knowledge, being able to build new, globally scaling features


• A positive approach to mentoring and supporting others in their development

What you’ll learn

It’s a crucial time for Castor. We are a start-up on ‘full power mode’ and are scaling-up at an exponential rate. For you, the opportunities are endless:

• How to build robust ‘bulletproof’ security which protects patients medical data


• Working with a diverse group of PHP practitioners (we have 50+ years behind our belts!)


• To share your ideas openly and influence the growth of a true scale-up company


• Be involved in maximising the impact of medical research and improving healthcare