Senior PHP Backend Developer

About the project

We are developing and maintaining a large ERP system for a jewelry manufacturing and wholesale company.
The project is a long-term, continuously evolving legacy system with active feature development, refactoring, and integrations.

The product covers manufacturing processes, inventory, logistics, finance, and wholesale operations.
Work is fully remote, tasks are clearly defined, and communication is structured through the team — no direct contact with end clients.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with PHP
• Strong experience with native PHP (procedural → OOP → DI)
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Yii2
  • Laravel / Lumen
  • Workerman
• Solid understanding of:
  • OOP and design principles
  • WebSockets
  • REST and SOAP APIs
  • GitFlow
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Linux environments
• Databases:
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Redis
• Frontend basics:
  • Native JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • HTML / CSS
• English level: B2 or higher (written and verbal communication)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend functionality for the ERP system
• Work with legacy code: improve, refactor, and extend existing modules
• Design and implement new features and integrations
• Develop and maintain APIs (REST / SOAP)
• Work with real-time features using WebSockets
• Optimize performance, stability, and database queries
• Fix bugs and ensure system reliability
• Collaborate with backend, frontend, and product team members
• Take ownership of tasks from analysis to delivery

Soft skills

• Strong self-management and ability to work independently
• Clear and structured communication
• Proactive mindset: identifies issues and proposes solutions
• High level of responsibility and ownership for results
• Ability to work effectively in distributed teams
• Strong time management and prioritization skills

Nice to have

• Experience working in Scrum teams (5+ people)
• Experience building complex ERP or CRM systems
• Knowledge of Python
• Experience with high-load or business-critical systems

We offer

• Full-time, fully remote work
• Long-term, stable project
• Clear task-based workflow
• No micromanagement
• Professional and experienced team
• Opportunity to work on a complex, real-world ERP system