Lead PHP Developer at All Cares

fully flexible
Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
Ukraine

Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 5 years of backend development experience with strong PHP skills., Proficiency with the Yii2 framework and modern PHP practices., Experience in SaaS product development and API design., Knowledge of database optimization, caching strategies, and automated testing..

Key responsibilities:

  • Design and develop scalable backend features and APIs.
  • Optimize application performance and database queries.
  • Participate in architectural decisions and system design, including microservices transition.
  • Collaborate with product and frontend teams to deliver new features.

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AllCares Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting Small startup https://www.allcares.team/
2 - 10 Employees
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Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for a Lead PHP Engineer to join our product team and take ownership of key backend development work. The platform is currently built with PHP (Yii2), however we plan to transition to a microservices architecture. This role offers the chance to leading its transformation using newer technologies. You’ll be part of a collaborative team helping to shape the technical future of the platform as we scale.


What You'll Do

  • Design and implement scalable backend features and APIs.
  • Optimize application performance and database queries.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
  • Participate in architectural decisions and system design.
  • Contribute to our microservices transition strategy.
  • Collaborate with product and frontend teams to deliver new features
Tech Stack
  • Current: PHP 8.x, Yii2 Framework, MySQL, ClickHouse, Redis
  • Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, S3)
  • Tools: Git, Docker, PHPUnit
What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of backend development experience, with strong PHP expertise
  • Experience with Yii2 framework
  • Proven experience in SaaS product development
  • Deep knowledge of PHP 7+/8+ and modern PHP practices
  • Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles
  • Proficiency in SQL optimization and database design
  • Experience with ClickHouse database
  • Experience with REST APIs and API design
  • Understanding of caching strategies and performance optimization
  • Familiarity with automated testing and CI/CD practices
  • English proficiency at least Pre-Intermediate
Nice to Have
  • Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems
  • Knowledge of message queues (RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka)
  • Experience with Docker and container orchestration
  • Familiarity with AWS services
Why Join Us?
  • Lead backend development on a growing SaaS platform
  • Participate in architectural transformation to microservices
  • Collaborate with a senior engineering team
  • Enjoy full remote flexibility and a product-first culture

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Industry :
Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting
Spoken language(s):
English
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Hard Skills

PHP (Scripting Language)AWS Cloud ServicesMySQLPHP (Scripting Language)Query OptimizationTest AutomationCustom AttributesApplication Programming Interface (API)CI/CDApplication Programming Interface (API)Data CachingRabbitMQDistributed ComputingApache KafkaMicroservicesContainerizationDocker (Software)Microsoft Message Queuing

Other Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
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