Senior Backend Engineer – PHP

Senior Backend Engineer – PHP

Technology • London • Hybrid

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in PHP 8+ and Laravel. You will be a key architect in our shift toward a robust microservices and event‑driven architecture. This isn’t just a “coding” role; we expect our seniors to be platform‑aware, helping us move away from a “throw it over the wall” culture to one of true engineering ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Development: Design and implement scalable microservices using PHP 8.4 and Laravel.
• Infrastructure Ownership: Leverage AWS and Docker to deploy and manage services. We value engineers who can navigate container orchestration independently.
• Data Integrity: Optimize MySQL for transactional reliability and utilize MongoDB or Redis for high‑performance data needs.
• Event‑Driven Design: Build decoupled systems using asynchronous patterns (SQS/Event systems) to ensure marketplace resilience.
• Testing & Quality: Implement TDD (Unit and Integration) to protect our core revenue streams.

Required Skills

• 5-8 years of Development experience
• Essential: Strong proficiency in PHP 8+ / Laravel, MySQL, and Docker.
• Experience: Proven track record in Microservices and Event‑Driven Design.
• Cloud: Solid understanding of AWS core services.

Desired Skills

• (The “Platform‑Aware” edge): Infrastructure‑as‑Code experience (Terraform).
• Knowledge of GoLang for high‑performance services or Lambdas.
• Experience with OpenSearch and Redis.
• Familiarity with VueJS to assist in full‑stack collaboration.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes.

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