Senior PHP Software Engineer

Ciklum is looking for a Senior PHP Software Engineer to join our team full-time in Romania.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Senior PHP Software Engineer become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Join our team and play a key role in shaping the future of our client's backend platform. As part of a cross-functional development team, your work will directly impact scaling the platform to handle heavy loads and achieve global reach. Collaborating closely with our talented tech team, you'll bring fresh ideas—whether inspired by user feedback or market trends that drive success.

The challenge: 1 million users rely on our platform, and we aim to scale to 50 million. Stability and scalability are critical as we enhance the framework, improve robustness, and optimize key features like authorization, routing, and component interaction. It’s a demanding role, but the reward is immense—you’ll shape our backend approach and elevate the experience for millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Refactor legacy code step by step to enhance performance and resilience
• Help our full-stack developers improve their backend expertise through mentoring and training
• Actively participate in multiple aspects of the SDLC, including planning, development, testing, and deployment
• Collaborate with multiple product teams and our innovation lab to drive backend advancements

Requirements:

• Proven track record of 5+ years working with PHP with Symfony as a framework of choice
• A proactive approach to challenges – you know how to identify problems, propose solutions, and contribute to the team’s growth
• Experience in improving scalability, performance & maintainability of code
• You know how to build things – from scratch
• Your English is solid—because clear communication keeps the team in sync
• Tech stack:
• The backend makes use of PHP with the Symfony framework
• The code is hosted in a monorepo in GitLab and deployed with GitLab CI/CD
• We use Docker for containerization purposes
• We deploy in the cloud, using Scaleway as our cloud provider
• We orchestrating and managing containerized applications through Kubernetes

What's in it for you?

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and Mental Health programs. We also provide you with meal vouchers to fuel your mind and body
• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Pluralsight licenses, language courses and company-paid certifications
• Growth environment: share your experience and level up your expertise with a community of skilled professionals, locally and globally
• Flexibility: Own your schedule – you are the one to decide when to start your working day. Just don’t miss your regular team stand-up
• Opportunities: we value our specialists and always find the best options for them
• Our Internal Mobility Program helps change a project if needed to help you grow, excel professionally and fulfill your potential
• Global impact: work on large-scale projects that redefine industries with international and fast-growing clients
• Welcoming environment: feel empowered with a friendly team, open-door policy, informal atmosphere within the company and regular team-building events

About us:

Seize global opportunities by working with us!

Enjoy our robust experience in various domains, a caring attitude and incredible team spirit.

Together we will grow our business in Romania and globally!

Be bold, not bored!

Experiences of tomorrow. Engineered together

Interested already?

We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. Can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.