PHP Backend Engineer

: PPC Blue Romania

: eMobility Division

: Bucharest

: indefinite period contract

#WePowerYourTalent

The energy transition happens through people who see their role beyond tasks and understand that what they do has a real impact.

At PPC, we contribute every day to a safer and cleaner energy system, from the networks that connect communities, to renewable energy that transforms the energy mix, or solutions that make electric mobility accessible.

Regardless of the role, our contribution is reflected every day in the communities we serve, in the customers who choose us, and in an energy system that is constantly evolving. We are present across the entire energy value chain and we are looking for motivated people to join us.

If you are curious to understand things in depth, responsible for seeing them through to completion, and open to working in a continuously changing environment, then your place is with us.

What you will do

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a purpose greater than daily tasks: making energy safer, more sustainable, and closer to people.

We create the context for you to grow, being responsible for:

Backend development and maintenance for PPC digital platforms, as part of the eMobility Division's development team, with ownership of the Romanian and neighbouring component of the digital roadmap:

• Design, development and optimisation of REST APIs and backend services for the EV charging applications (mobile app, partner portal, back-office).
• Data modelling and administration in MySQL: tables, migrations, indexes, query optimisation; work with ORM (Doctrine and/or Eloquent).
• Implementation of asynchronous processing - queues and background jobs (Symfony Messenger, Laravel Queues), scheduled tasks and handling of inbound webhooks from third-party systems.
• Integration of the platforms with external and group systems (roaming hubs, payments - Stripe, SAP, Salesforce, Epsilon), including OAuth2 / OIDC / SSO authentication.
• Writing unit and feature tests (PHPUnit and/or Pest), participation in code review and upholding code quality (PHPStan, coding standards, technical documentation).
• Delivery in containerised environments (Docker) through CI/CD pipelines; support for deployments and investigation of production incidents.
• Compliance with the group-level architecture, security and data governance standards defined for the shared eMSP / FmP stack.
• Level 3 support for incidents escalated by Control Room and the Caring Center on the digital platforms.
• Contribution to effort estimation, requirement refinement and technical documentation of solutions (API specifications, flow diagrams).
• Collaboration with the Partnership Growth, Engineering Hub and Integrated Operations departments to translate business needs into functional requirements.
• Monitoring of application performance and proposal of optimisations (queries, indexing, caching, cloud resource consumption).
• Participation in security and Audit reviews and in ensuring GDPR compliance across user data flows.
• Knowledge transfer to colleagues in the local team and in the global teams (technical onboarding, documentation, internal sessions).

We want you to join our journey with:

• Completed higher education (bachelor's degree) in Computer Science, Automation and Computers, Cybernetics, Mathematics-Informatics or equivalent technical fields.
• Candidates without an IT degree are also accepted, provided they demonstrate equivalent relevant professional experience (minimum 4 years in PHP backend development) and a verifiable technical portfolio.
• Certifications in cloud technologies (Google Cloud) or in PHP frameworks are an advantage.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience in PHP backend development.
• Minimum 2 years of production experience with Symfony and/or Laravel, on applications with real users.
• Demonstrable experience in designing and consuming REST APIs and in integrating with third-party systems.
• Experience working in teams that apply code review, automated testing and delivery through CI/CD.
• Advantage: experience with high-transaction-volume platforms, payment systems, device telemetry or e-mobility protocols (OCPP, OCPI).
• Advantage: experience working in an international / distributed team.
• Autonomy in execution and end-to-end ownership of deliverables.
• Clear technical communication in English, written and verbal, in distributed and multicultural teams.
• Ability to collaborate in an Agile environment with colleagues across several countries and time zones.
• Analytical thinking and a structured approach to identifying and solving problems.
• Quality orientation and attention to detail (code, tests, documentation).
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies in a fast-moving domain (e-mobility).
• Discipline in meeting deadlines and transparency in reporting status and risks.
• Openness to feedback and constructive contribution in code review.

What we offer you

A place where you grow, not just work

· Clear professional and personal development paths

· Access to courses, mentoring, and coaching programs

· Role-relevant certifications

· Real internal mobility opportunities within the PPC Romania Group

A fair package that reflects your contribution

· Fixed annual bonus (equivalent of one salary) + performance bonus

· Meal vouchers worth 45 RON/day and bonuses (Energy Day, Easter, Christmas, etc.)

· Partial reimbursement of vacation costs (2,400 RON)

· Additional vacation days + extra days off (birthday, Energy Day)

· Pillar III pension contribution worth 100 RON

· Bonus for employee referrals: ranging between 1,800 RON - 7,200 RON gross depending on the role

· Reimbursement for vision devices up to 700 RON, once every 2 years

· Voucher for partial compensation of energy consumption

Real support for your well-being

· Medical subscription / private insurance

· Access to Bookster

· Partner offers

Flexibility that respects your rhythm

· Hybrid schedule (office & smart working)

· Short Friday

What else you should know

Recruitment process confidentiality

At PPC, we respect the confidentiality of every application. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview, and all other applications will be stored in our database for a maximum of one year.

About PPC

The PPC Group companies in Romania place responsibility towards the communities in which they operate, the environment, customers, and employees at the forefront of their activities. We are committed to promoting energy efficiency at a time when the effects of excessive energy consumption are proving increasingly harmful to the planet.

We believe that together we can build a safer and cleaner future, and we invest in this direction through each of our initiatives.

PPC contributes to the transformation of Romania’s energy sector through electricity supply and distribution activities, renewable energy generation, and the development of electric mobility. We serve millions of customers, invest in smart grids and sustainable solutions, and take an active role in accelerating the transition towards a cleaner, more affordable, and more efficient energy future.