Job Information

Date Opened: 10/11/2025
Job Type: Full time
Remote Job
Industry: IT Services

Job Description

This is a remote position. We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer specializing in PHP to play a critical role in enhancing and maintaining the backend and infrastructure components of our client's extensive SAAS website builder platform, which currently serves over 5 million websites. Your responsibilities will include optimizing our legacy PHP codebase, implementing new features, and maintaining infrastructure resources and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services in PHP within our large-scale, legacy codebase, focusing on introducing new features and implementing system improvements.
• Optimize existing PHP systems to enhance performance, scalability, and security.
• Collaborate extensively with other engineering teams, including frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and other backend specialists, to integrate API services and ensure cohesive functionality across the platform.
• Engage in significant CI/CD processes, leveraging advanced experience with CI/CD tools to enhance deployment and operational efficiencies.
• Contribute to the modernization of our tech stack, including upgrading outdated PHP versions and dependencies.
• Implement robust solutions for data storage and manipulation using AWS services such as RDS and ElastiCache.
• Contribute to the maintenance of our Kubernetes-based services.
• Participate in code reviews, maintain best coding practices, and promote a culture of quality and accountability.
• Engage in activities related to mitigating incidents and alerts, ensuring stability of the system.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development, with a strong focus on PHP.
• Demonstrated ability to develop new features and maintain large-scale web applications.
• Solid understanding of modern PHP programming patterns and frameworks.
• Advanced experience with CI/CD tools and best practices.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team of engineers.
• Excellent communication skills, with a commitment to high-quality development standards.

If it sounds like you, share your CV with us and let's talk!