Senior PHP Backend Developer

Responsibilities: 

• Create elegant, efficient and bulletproof software to support and extend our current software products 


• Use tools including PHPStorm, MongoDB, NodeJS, AWS/AZURE, GIT, Memcache, Code Reviews, PHPUnit, Solr, among others 


• Solve complex architectural challenges when implementing new features 


• Integrate with databases, file systems, cloud services when delivering solutions 


• Troubleshoot and fix reported customer issues, delivering software patches as needed 


• Share your knowledge and experience with other engineers 

Qualifications: 

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience 


• 3+ years of experience in web app development 


• 3+ years in PHP development 


• Strong knowledge of the following: 


• Automation testing 


• Client server architecture is required 


• Object-oriented programming and design patterns 


• PHP ecosystems (PHP 8.2+ experience, Composer, PHPUnit) 


• Web technologies including HTTP protocol, XML, REST 


• Highly proficient in spoken and written English with strong communication skills


• Comfortable using AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) as part of a daily development workflow - for code generation, review, debugging, and documentation.

 Nice-to-Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline 


• Knowledge of modern PHP frameworks 


• Experience in enterprise system’s architecture (Architecture Patterns, Eventing, Queues) 


• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases like MongoDB and their declarative query languages 


• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 


• Knowledge of CI/CD (Jenkins preferred), Docker, SOLR, Redis


• Experience developing with NodeJS, JavaScript, TypeScript.

What We Offer – These Do not change

• Be part of a team of passionate, committed individuals dedicated to building a world-class product


• Dedicated time for training and education opportunities


• A mentorship model wherein your mentor and team support your development


• A competitive salary with an annual bonus


• Onsite work with flexible hours that fall outside of 9am -12pm (US Eastern Standard Time)


• 20 days of paid time off, which increases by a further 2 days after 3 years of service and 3 days after 5 years of service (in addition to 10 public holidays in your country)


• Paid day off on your birthday or on an alternative day if your birthday falls outside a typical working day


• Paid day off to volunteer with the charity of your choice


• Paid monthly internet cost, as well as lunch and a wellbeing stipend provided


• Reimbursement of all hardware costs associated with the role