Quick Summary
This senior-level remote position in Mexico requires over 8 years of professional PHP experience to support an influencer marketing platform. You will develop REST APIs, optimize complex MySQL queries, and integrate social media APIs using PHP 8.1, Slim 4, and Elasticsearch. The role involves building asynchronous processing pipelines with RabbitMQ and managing infrastructure on AWS within a GitLab CI/CD environment.
Our client operates an innovative influencer marketing platform, connecting brands with top content creators across major social media channels including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Amazon. This robust platform streamlines campaign management, creator discovery, content review, payments, and offers scalable social media integrations.
Tech Stack
- Language: PHP 8.1+ (strict typing, PSR-12)
- Framework: Slim 4 with PHP-DI dependency injection
- Database: MySQL (multiple connections: main, logs, stats)
- Search: Elasticsearch 7
- Queue: RabbitMQ (async processing, delayed exchanges)
- Cache: Memcached
- Infrastructure: AWS (S3, deployment), GitLab CI/CD, Sentry for error tracking
What You'll Work On
- Building and maintaining REST API endpoints
- Designing and optimizing MySQL queries across multiple database connections
- Integrating with social media platform APIs (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Amazon)
- Working with Elasticsearch for creator/content search and indexing
- Building async processing pipelines with RabbitMQ consumers/publishers
- Writing unit and integration tests with meaningful coverage
Requirements
- 8+ years of modern professional PHP development
- Strong experience with MySQL, including complex queries, indexing strategies, and multi-connection setups
- Familiarity with Slim Framework
- Experience with Elasticsearch
- Working knowledge of message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or SQS)
- Understanding of RESTful API design and OpenAPI specification
- Comfort with Git workflows (GitLab, feature branches, CI/CD pipelines)
- Solid grasp of design patterns: Repository, Factory, Controller-Group, Consumer-Publisher
- Experience with AI assisted programming
- Thirst for learning and improving workflows in a fast-evolving development space
- Ability to work independently and seek assistance when needed
Nice to Have
- Experience with social media platform APIs (TikTok, Meta, Google/YouTube)
- Familiarity with AWS services (S3, EC2, deployment pipelines)
- WebSocket experience (Ratchet)
- Firebase/push notification systems
- Twilio/SMS integration
Benefits
- Remote work, Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
- We value authenticity; please answer the application form in your own words.
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