Senior PHP Developer
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Senior PHP Developer at Surfshark builds and scales high-traffic back-end services, designs microservices and RESTful APIs, and leads technical initiatives across cross-functional teams.
About this role
We probably won’t surprise you by telling you that our Core team is the core of everything. These experienced Back-end PHP Engineers are responsible for perfecting our user registration, payment processing, fighting cybervillains, and tracking marketing campaigns. They focus on digging into data, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance optimizations, as well as writing clear code.
So if you know your way around PHP 8.x, Symfony, databases and caching, and you’re looking for a great new tech challenge, read along!
If you want to:
Build and scale high-traffic, business-critical services used by millions of people;
Lead decisions on domain modeling and service boundaries to keep microservices lean;
Work with the iOS, Android, Windows, and Frontend teams to design APIs that hold up;
Spot bottlenecks and shape improvements that keep our infrastructure growing;
Drive complex technical initiatives end to end, from first design to production;
Write clean, well-tested PHP 8.x code and raise the bar for everyone around you;
Build "skills" for AI agents that make the whole team sharper and quicker.
And you can check off:
Deep mastery of PHP 8.x and its modern ecosystem;
Extensive experience designing and scaling highly-performant, secure RESTful APIs in a microservices environment;
Confidence with PHP frameworks, ideally Symfony;
Proven experience of building highly scalable systems;
A strong understanding of RESTful APIs;
Strong architectural background in microservices design, including service discovery, inter-service communication, and data consistency patterns.;
Bonus points if you:
Know your way around RabbitMQ, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, and Kubernetes.
Here’s the deal:
Growth and learning opportunities: time dedicated to learning, conferences, online learning platforms, and books for your professional development;
Health and wellness: we want you to feel and be your best. That's why we offer various benefits, from online workouts and a physical coach to health insurance and regular mental health checks;
Tools of your choice: choose the technical equipment and tools you need to do your best work;
Community and celebrations: get ready for long-lasting traditions such as yearly workation, Friday get-togethers, various team buildings and company celebrations;
Work-life balance: We encourage working in the office, with the possibility of up to two remote days per week. Plus, with our WFA policy, you can work from almost anywhere in the world;
More days off: additional vacation days depending on your tenure;
Premium Surfshark accounts: for you, your family, and friends;
Gross salary: 3200 - 7200 Eur/month. Although it may vary depending on your skills and experience.
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