Senior Backend Developer (PHP) (a)
First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026.
About CSPC
At CSPC, we combine Swiss management excellence with the dynamic IT talent pool of Mauritius. Founded and led by Swiss entrepreneurs, we are a strategic partner for companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Our mission is to deliver high-quality nearshoring solutions and innovative consulting services that drive sustainable success for our clients.
We do not just fill positions — we build dedicated teams, manage projects with precision, and create long-term opportunities for both clients and employees. With our focus on innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth, CSPC offers you the opportunity to work on exciting international projects, further develop your skills, and make a real impact.
Become part of an ambitious company that bridges continents and unites the best of both worlds: Swiss quality standards and the energy of Mauritius’ vibrant IT community.
The Role
We are looking for a skilled Senior Backend Developer with strong PHP expertise and experience in modern backend frameworks such as Symfony, Laravel, or similar.
In this role, you will develop robust backend solutions, build scalable APIs, improve existing systems, and contribute to modern software projects with a strong focus on quality, performance, security, and maintainability.
You will work closely with our team on international projects and help shape clean, scalable, and future-ready backend architectures.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and optimize modern backend applications using PHP
- Build and enhance scalable APIs and backend services
- Work with modern PHP frameworks such as Symfony, Laravel, or similar
- Design, optimize, and maintain MySQL databases, queries, and schemas
- Implement clean backend logic using ORM tools such as Doctrine, Eloquent, or similar
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and secure authentication systems such as JWT or OAuth
- Work with queues, background jobs, and asynchronous processing
- Contribute to software architecture, clean code principles, and modern design patterns
- Collaborate with the team using Git, code reviews, and modern version control workflows
- Contribute to testing, debugging, quality assurance, and performance optimization
- Support containerized and cloud-ready development environments, including Docker
- Work with CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and hosting environments
- Ensure best practices in performance, security, scalability, and maintainability
- Contribute ideas to continuously improve architecture, tooling, and development processes
- Good team management skills
Your Profile
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a Backend Developer
- Experience integrating LLM/AI APIs (prompting, embeddings, structured output) is a strong advantage
- Experience with web scraping/crawling and data processing pipeline
- Experience with HR-tech, recruitment, or job board platforms is a plus
- Awareness of data privacy (GDPR / Swiss nFADP)
- Solid experience with modern PHP, ideally PHP 8.x or newer
- Hands-on experience with modern PHP frameworks such as Symfony, Laravel, or similar
- Experience in building and maintaining APIs and backend services
- Good knowledge of MySQL, including query optimization and schema design
- Experience with ORM tools such as Doctrine, Eloquent, or similar
- Good understanding of REST API design principles
- Knowledge of authentication systems such as JWT, OAuth, or similar
- Experience with queues, background jobs, or asynchronous processing is an advantage
- Understanding of software architecture, clean code, SOLID principles, and design patterns
- Experience with testing frameworks and quality tools such as PHPUnit, PHPStan, Psalm, or similar is an advantage
- Proficiency with Git, pull requests, branching strategies, and code reviews
- Experience with Docker or modern local development environments is an advantage
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and hosting environments
- Good understanding of performance, security, scalability, and web best practices
- Structured, reliable, and quality-driven working style
- Very good English skills
Your Opportunity
Do you want to achieve exceptional things and help shape the DACH market with innovative software and digital solutions? We believe in strong values and are convinced that diversity is the key to success. If you approach challenges with curiosity, motivation, and determination, then you may be exactly the person we are looking for.
VIZION SWIS │ TALANT MORISIEN │ TO AVANTAJ
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents, including your CV, references, and diplomas/certificates.
General Information: We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications — regardless of gender, social background, religion/belief, age, or identity.