Middle PHP Developer

We’re Applyft — an IT product company which creates value-driven mobile apps. Our journey began with the Geozilla family locator product, but now our portfolio consists of six apps in Family Safety, Entertainment and Mental Health Spheres.

Now we are looking for a Middle PHP Developer to join our Engineering team.

What you’ll do:

1. Develop and maintain backend services in a high-load microservices environment
2. Integrate third-party services, including payment gateways and marketing analytics platforms.
3. Ensure security, scalability, and performance optimization of backend systems
4. Collaborate closely with the mobile, frontend, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure seamless delivery.
5. Write unit tests using PHPUnit to ensure high code quality and coverage.
6. Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize backend applications.
7. Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the evolution of the system.
8. Integrating payment systems (e.g., Stripe, PayPal).
9. Integrating marketing analytics systems.

About You:

1. 3+ years of experience in backend development with PHP (using frameworks like Symfony, Laravel, Yii).
2. Strong experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
3. Hands-on experience with microservices architecture in production environments.
4. Experience integrating payment systems (e.g., Stripe, PayPal).
5. Experience with integrating marketing analytics systems.
6. Proficient in building and consuming REST APIs.
7. Solid knowledge of SQL and experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
8. Experience with message queues such as RabbitMQ or SQS for asynchronous processing.
9. Good understanding of testing principles and experience with PHPUnit.
10. Knowledge of caching tools like Redis or Memcached for performance optimization.
11. English level: Intermediate.

12. Strong team player with exceptional communication and problem-solving skills.

     

Will be a plus:
1. Familiarity with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Redis.
2. Understanding of Event-Driven Architecture and CQRS patterns.

We Offer:

• Remote-First culture: We provide a flexible working schedule and you can work anywhere in the world.
• Health taking care program: We provide Health insurance, sport compensation and 20 paid sick days.
• Professional Development: The company provides budget for each employee for courses, trainings and conferences.
• Personal Equipment Policy: We provide all necessary equipment for your work. For Ukrainian employees we also provide Ecoflow.
• Vacation Policy: Each employee in our company has 20 paid vacation days and extra days on the occasion of special evens.
• Knowledge sharing: We are glad to share our knowledge and experience in our internal events.
• Corporate Events: We organize corporate events and team-building activities across our hubs.