Backend engineer (PHP/Symfony) – mid/senior

Requirements for candidatesTechnical skills

• Strong hands-on experience with PHP and Symfony in production applications.
• Good understanding of PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
• Experience developing REST APIs and working with external services.
• Solid knowledge of OOP, application design, and clean coding practices.
• Ability to investigate problems, understand existing code, and find practical solutions.

How you work

• Proactive: You don't just wait for instructions. You identify problems, suggest improvements, and take initiative.
• Independent: You can organize your work, make sound technical decisions, and take responsibility for results.
• Team-oriented: You share knowledge, support colleagues, and value team success over individual achievements.
• A strong communicator: You explain your ideas clearly, discuss different approaches, give and accept constructive feedback, and raise concerns early.
• Reliable: You follow through on commitments and care about delivering quality work.

You should be comfortable discussing technical matters in Russian and communicating in English.
Nice to have

• Experience with high-load systems and performance optimization.
• Knowledge of message queues and asynchronous processing.
• Experience optimizing SQL queries and working with large databases.
• Experience with automated testing, particularly Codeception or PHPUnit.
• Experience with Redis, Docker, or high-availability systems.

You don't need to know everything on this list. We value strong fundamentals, good problem-solving skills, and a willingness to learn.Job descriptionWe're looking for an experienced PHP/Symfony backend engineer to join our team.We're open to both strong mid-level and senior engineers. What matters most to us is your ability to solve problems, take ownership of your work, and communicate well with others.You'll work on a live SaaS product, develop new features, improve existing systems, and help keep our platform fast and reliable.What you'll work on

• Develop and maintain backend features, REST APIs, and third-party integrations.
• Improve existing PHP/Symfony code to make it easier to maintain and extend.
• Investigate performance issues and optimize database queries.
• Build and improve background jobs, message processing, and error handling.
• Write clean, testable code and participate in code reviews.
• Work closely with other engineers, QA, DevOps, and product managers to deliver reliable solutions.

Our tech stack

• Backend: PHP 8.4, Symfony 8.1
• Database: PostgreSQL 16
• Caching: Redis
• Message queues: Beanstalk
• Testing: Codeception, PHPUnit
• Other technologies: Docker, OpenAPI, Node.js, MongoDB, Java, Asterisk

Your main focus will be PHP and Symfony. Experience with all the other technologies is not required, but is an advantage.Interested?If you enjoy solving backend problems, taking responsibility for your work, and building reliable software with a team, we'd like to hear from you.What we offer

• Competitive compensation: €4,000–€5,000 gross per month for Estonian employment, depending on your skills and experience.
• Remote work: Work remotely from Estonia or from our Tallinn office.
• Flexible hours: Plan your working day around agreed team collaboration hours.
• Paid time off: 28 calendar days per year, including for B2B contractors.
• Health compensation: €400 per year for health-related expenses.
• Work equipment: A company-provided MacBook.
• Real product impact: Your work directly affects a platform used by thousands of businesses worldwide.
• Room to contribute: Share ideas, improve existing solutions, and influence technical decisions.
• Collaborative team: Work with experienced colleagues who value clear communication, code quality, and knowledge sharing.