+# Backend Developer — SPYN (Freelance)
+ 
+**Media Tech** — a small, focused team building **SPYN**, an AI-powered social platform combining manual user diaries with 24-hour AI-generated diaries. Currently live on iOS and Android, EU-first, regulatory posture as a feature rather than a tax.
+ 
+We're hiring on a freelance basis with view-to-permanent for the right person.
+ 
+## What you'll do
+ 
+Own the Laravel + PostgreSQL backend of SPYN. Build endpoints. Tame queues. Make AI Diary generation fast, cheap, and reliable. Work alongside our Lead Developer Ahmed Mahmood Khan in a documentation-first workflow.
+ 
+## What you'll work with
+ 
+Laravel 12, PostgreSQL, Redis + Laravel Horizon, OpenAI Assistants API, Pusher, Laravel Cloud, GitHub Actions.
+ 
+## How we work
+ 
+We are documentation-first. Every SPYN change starts as a real Requirement Specification using our 10-section format, drafted with AI assistance from screenshots and verified by a human. Every shipped feature has functional and technical tests written down. Every release has notes that match the actual change — no "various improvements," no "UI fixes."
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+We are a small team — currently around 15–20 people across product, engineering, QA, and operations. We run on CMMI Level 2 process discipline. The Project Manager (Mikkel Nygaard) keeps the work organised; the Lead Developer (Ahmed Mahmood Khan) sets the technical bar; the four-person QA team keeps us honest.
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+We don't burn out. We don't run weekend sprints. We ship steadily.
+ 
+## What we expect
+ 
+- Strong written communication. You will leave more of your work in writing than in meetings.
+- Comfort with AI tooling. We use it. We expect you to.
+- Care for what users actually see. The bar is what a real customer experiences, not what we *meant* to build.
+- Discretion. SPYN handles personal data; we expect professional standards on the people side too.
+ 
+## What you'll get
+ 
+- A practical test (90 minutes) and an interview pipeline that's the same for every candidate, scored against a published rubric. No trick questions.
+- Real autonomy on the scope of work you own.
+- A real shot at permanent if it suits both of us.
+ 
+## Apply
+ 
+Send a short note to **[pa@mediatech.com](mailto:pa@mediatech.com)** with:
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+1. Two lines on why this role.
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