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You will design core application services, eliminate architectural bottlenecks, and help evolve our tech stack across backend ecosystems.\nIf you want to:\nPartner closely with product managers and stakeholders to analyze business requirements and translate them into clear, scalable technical solution proposals.\n\nArchitect, build, and maintain high-traffic, business-critical backend services with a strong focus on reliability, low latency, and data security.\n\nLeverage modern AI developer tooling (e.g., coding assistants, LLM-driven refactoring, automated testing agents) to maximize delivery velocity and streamline technical workflows.\n\nLead technical decision-making across service boundaries, domain modeling, data persistence, and deployment pipelines.\n\nIdentify performance bottlenecks, optimize database queries, and design robust distributed workflows.\n\nDrive engineering excellence by conducting high-standard code reviews, establishing testing practices, and mentoring other engineers.\n\nOwn initiatives end-to-end: from initial technical RFCs and system design to deployment, observability, and post-launch stability.\n\nAnd you can check off:\nSenior-level backend expertise: Extensive experience building, scaling, and maintaining production applications using PHP (modern 8.x) and familiarity or willingness to work with languages like Go or Node.js/TypeScript.\n\nSystem & API Design: Proven track record designing scalable RESTful APIs, clean domain models, and microservice/modular architectures.\n\nData Management: Strong hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) including indexing, schema optimization, and caching strategies (e.g., Redis).\n\nEngineering Ownership: Demonstrated ability to drive projects from concept to deployment, making sound trade-offs between speed, scalability, and technical debt.\n\nCulture of Quality: Mastery of automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end), CI/CD pipelines, and writing maintainable, well-documented code.\n\nBonus points if you:\nExperience scaling platforms handling millions of high-concurrency requests or large-scale automated data removal pipelines.\n\nDeep understanding of observability practices (distributed tracing, structured logging, Prometheus/Grafana).\n\nExperience with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes).\n\nHere’s the deal:\nGrowth and learning opportunities: time dedicated to learning, conferences, online learning platforms, and books for your professional development;\n\nHealth and wellness: we want you to feel and be your best. That's why we offer various benefits, from online workouts, a physical coach and a gym to regular mental health checks;\n\nTools of your choice: choose technical equipment and the tools you need to do your best;\n\nCommunity and celebrations: get ready for long-lasting traditions such as yearly workation, Friday get-togethers, various team buildings and company celebrations;\n\nConvenient commuting: traveling from point A to point B can be a pain. That’s why, depending on your unique circumstances, we compensate part of your public transport costs;\n\nWork-life balance: We encourage working in the office, with the possibility of up to two remote days per week. Plus, with our WFA policy, you can work from almost anywhere in the world;\n\nPremium Surfshark accounts: for you, your family, and friends;\n\nGross salary: 5,600 - 7,200 Eur/month for the Lithuanian market, 23,800-33,400 PLN/month for the Polish market. 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