SLIM Developer (Backend, PHP)

We’re seeking an experienced Slim Developer to join a fast-moving engineering team building high-performance backend services and API-driven applications.
 

You’ll design, develop, and maintain lightweight microservices using Slim PHP, modern PHP 8 features, SQL databases, and cloud-native tooling.

We’re looking for proactive engineers who write clean code, think analytically, communicate clearly, and thrive in collaborative Agile teams.
 

🧠 Key Responsibilities
 

• Develop and maintain backend services and REST APIs using Slim Framework (PHP 7/8).
• Architect lightweight microservices following PSR standards and clean coding principles.
• Collaborate on solution design, converting business requirements into efficient technical implementations.
• Integrate internal and third-party systems through RESTful APIs and event-driven patterns.
• Optimize application performance, caching, and database access (MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis).
• Implement authentication/authorization flows (JWT, OAuth).
• Write automated tests (PHPUnit/Pest), conduct peer reviews, and improve code quality.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies — refinement sessions, story estimation, defining acceptance criteria.
• Prepare technical documentation and maintain API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger).
   

🧩 Must-Have Experience
 

• 3+ years of recent PHP backend development, including strong hands-on experience with Slim Framework.
• Advanced knowledge of:
  • Slim routing, middleware, dependency injection, PSR-7/PSR-15
  • REST API architecture and microservice design
  • SQL (complex joins, stored procedures, query optimization)
  • Docker, Git, CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of modern PHP (PHP 8 features, OOP, SOLID).
• Experience integrating with external services and internal domain APIs.
• Proven experience working within Agile/Scrum teams.

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and ability to explain technical decisions.

   

✅ Nice-to-Have
 

• Familiarity with Laravel or Symfony for mixed-stack environments.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean).
• Understanding of queues and async processing (RabbitMQ, SQS, Redis Streams).
• Hands-on experience with testing frameworks, API automation, or load testing.
• Knowledge of microservice patterns, DDD, or event-driven architecture.