Senior Backend Engineer - PHP

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Charing Cross, United Kingdom
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

PHP
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Data Integrity
Laravel
MongoDB
MySQL
Redis
AWS Lambda
Backend
Vue.js
Event Driven Architecture
Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Terraform
Docker
Go
Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in PHP 8+ and Laravel. You will be a key architect in our shift toward a robust microservices and event-driven architecture. This isn't just a "coding" role; we expect our seniors to be platform-aware, helping us move away from a "throw it over the wall" culture to one of true engineering ownership., * Architecture & Development: Design and implement scalable microservices using PHP 8.4 and Laravel.

  • Infrastructure Ownership: Leverage AWS and Docker to deploy and manage services. We value engineers who can navigate container orchestration independently.
  • Data Integrity: Optimize MySQL for transactional reliability and utilize MongoDB or Redis for high-performance data needs.
  • Event-Driven Design: Build decoupled systems using asynchronous patterns (SQS/Event systems) to ensure marketplace resilience.
  • Testing & Quality: Implement TDD (Unit and Integration) to protect our core revenue Streams

Requirements

Do you have experience in Vue.js?, * 5-8 years of Development experience

  • Essential: Strong proficiency in PHP 8+ / Laravel, MySQL, and Docker.
  • Experience: Proven track record in Microservices and Event-Driven Design.
  • Cloud: Solid understanding of AWS core services.

Desired Skills:

  • (The "Platform-Aware" edge): Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform).
  • Knowledge of GoLang for high-performance services or Lambdas.
  • Experience with OpenSearch and Redis.
  • Familiarity with VueJS to assist in full-stack collaboration.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes.

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