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# Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Fixico
- **Location:** LAREN NH, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, PHP (Programming Language), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Github, Laravel, NoSQL, Query Optimization, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, Backend, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Restful APIs
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-backend-engineer-homepage-288-7998177

## About the Role

* 6+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer, with demonstrable depth in PHP (Laravel), and building production systems at scale
 * Startup or scale-up experience, you've worn multiple hats, made tradeoffs under pressure, and shipped fast without sacrificing quality
 * Strong fundamentals in system design, clean code, testing, database architecture, and debugging. Expertise includes Git, CI/CD pipelines, knowledge off cloud platforms (GCP preferred), SQL/NoSQL, API design, and distributed systems patterns
 * Product-oriented, you care as much about the why as the how, and you want to build software that solves real problems with sustainable architecture
 * You enjoy removing bottlenecks and simplifying complex operational challenges for both customers and colleagues
 * Comfortable working autonomously in distributed teams and async environments
 * Clear communicator who values transparency, ownership, and pragmatism over political posturing., * Experience building SaaS products or platforms
 * Familiarity with GCP tools, Kubernetes, and infrastructure best practices
 * Experience working in international teams

## Description

* Design, build, and scale core backend services and our integration APIs (Laravel PHP) that power our platform
 * Take end-to-end ownership of backend technical solutions, from system design and development through deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence
 * Collaborate directly with product, frontend engineers, and other backend engineers to translate business requirements into robust, maintainable systems
 * Lead with a "think like an owner" mindset, challenge requirements, suggest improvements, and help prioritize work that delivers real value and sustainability
 * Help shape our technical direction as we scale our platform's maturity, where you'll influence architecture decisions."
 * Participate in and elevate our engineering culture through code reviews, architectural discussions, and mentorship of other engineers
 * Work with the team to adopt new technologies and improve existing technology usage across the backend

Tech Stack

Backend: PHP (Laravel)

Cloud Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes

Databases: SQL/NoSQL, data modeling, query optimization

Other Tools: GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, REST APIs, Pub/Sub event-driven architecture


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