PHP Backend Developer (Product Team)
Hi!
We are Headshot Recruitment Agency, and our client is an innovative entertainment technology company revolutionizing live-streaming. With a mission to elevate global engagement and interaction through high-quality digital experiences, their team is reshaping the future of live entertainment.
We are looking for a highly skilled PHP Backend Developer to join the company’s core product team. In this role, you will work on complex infrastructure tasks, optimize code for performance, and develop scalable backend solutions that support global streaming systems. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team shaping the platform’s reliability and growth.
Responsibilities:
- Development and support of business tasks;
- Work on infrastructure tasks;
- Profiling and optimizing solutions;
- Unit and API code coverage with tests;
- Search for scaling solutions.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of experience in PHP/Go development (the current version of PHP in the project is 8.2);
- Proficient in PHP and MySQL;
- REST API - design and implementation;
- Unit and functional tests - understanding why they are needed, the ability and desire to write them;
- Debugging, profiling, optimization of PHP/Go code - practical experience;
- Sharding, replication - understanding the principles, pros and cons.
- Data structures - to be able to choose the right one for solving a specific task.
Qualification that can be a plus:
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Redis, microservices, Golang.
Conditions and benefits:
- EU-based employment contract and a 3-year Cyprus work visa with full support for your relocation and visa processes, including assistance for your family.
- Full relocation package: flights to Limassol for you and your family, a company-covered apartment for the first month, and full relocation support to make your move smooth and hassle-free.
- Transparent performance reviews twice a year, with bonus opportunities and salary adjustments.
- Private medical insurance for you and your family, a corporate mobile plan (unlimited in Cyprus with roaming included), and interest-free support for car purchases.
- Mindfulness & well-being support, including psychological assistance with 50% coverage.
- 50% coverage of school and kindergarten fees for your children.
- Fully covered sports benefits, and also access to in-house electric scooters and bike rentals, and cycling purchase compensation.
- Investment in your growth: paid language courses and access to suited-for-you development programs, including conferences, training programs, and coaching to support your professional journey.
- A culture of recognition: a peer reward program to celebrate your contributions.
- A fully equipped office in Limassol’s city center, with everything you need for deep work and collaboration.
- Free catering in the office and an in-house coffee bar with high-quality drinks and a health bar stocked with nutritious snacks.
- A strong engineering culture: international teams, corporate events, team buildings, and hackathons—because great work happens in great communities.
Recruitment process:
- HR Interview (45 mins);
- Technical Interview (1.5 hours);
- Test task (3-6 hours);
- Final Interview (1 hour).