Senior PHP Engineer, Airalo

• We value deep technical mastery, a mentor mindset, and the ability to balance rapid innovation with system stability
• While we use Laravel, we highly value the architectural rigor of seasoned Symfony experts ready to pick up Laravel and apply their skills to our ecosystem
• A seasoned engineer who thrives on solving complex architectural puzzles in PHP
• 7+ years of professional backend development experience with a deep mastery of PHP
• 4+ years of building enterprise-grade applications in Laravel or an equivalent senior background in Symfony
• Mastery of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and messaging patterns like SQS or Pub/Sub
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL including performance tuning and handling transactions at scale
• Experience architecting on AWS and managing containerized environments with Docker
• A champion of clean code, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
• Fluent English with the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to stakeholders
• We hope that you care deeply about the quality of your work, the intrinsic worth of tasks, and the success of your team
• You are self-disciplined and do not require micromanagement in terms of your skillset and work ethic
• You do your best to flourish as an individual every day while working hard to foster a collaborative team environment
• You believe in the importance of being — and staying — authentic, honest, positive, and kind
• You are a good interlocutor with clear and concise communication
• You are able to manage multiple projects, have an analytical mind, pay keen attention to detail, and love to get your hands dirty
• You are cognizant, tolerant, and welcoming of vulnerabilities and cultural differences

Desirable

• Join our team as a Senior Backend Engineer where you will lead the evolution of our global platform with more then 20 million users
• Lead the design of high-performance distributed systems capable of handling global traffic
• Develop and refine services to improve scalability and efficiency
• Drive the transition toward a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to ensure modularity and resilience
• Set the bar for code quality by enforcing SOLID principles, design patterns, and testing standards
• Actively coach mid-level engineers through deep code reviews and technical knowledge sharing
• Identify bottlenecks in services and implement advanced caching and database strategies
• Partner with Product and DevOps to translate complex requirements into scalable technical roadmaps
• Participating in our on-call rotation is a core expectation of this role. It's essential for maintaining 24/7 service reliability across our global operations, ensuring our systems remain resilient and our customers experience uninterrupted service, regardless of time zone or geography
• Paid Rotation: We offer standby fees + overtime pay
• Delayed Start: No on-call duties for your first 6 months
• Rest & Recovery: Guaranteed rest periods and flexible hours following night incidents
• Shared Load: Rotations are split (Weekdays vs. Weekends) to minimize fatigue
• For more information about the on-call rotation, please visit this link