PHP Developer Senior
We are looking for a seasoned, product-minded software engineer with low-latency distributed systems experience to power our real-time web monitoring SaaS platform, checking hundreds of millions of URLs 24×7. The individual will play a pivotal role in the design, development, and maintenance of our web monitoring platform. We are looking for a candidate who possesses a strong delivery and problem-solving mindset, as well as a can-do attitude to shape the future of our data infrastructure. The individual will be working with a stack of technologies, such as PHP 8, RabbitMQ, Elastic, MySQL, and Redis, among others. The successful candidate must thrive in ambiguity and possess a strong decision-making capability, a sense of accountability, and a collaborative and supportive attitude. The candidate must have a passion for solving hard problems with technical expertise and a growth mindset, using strong engineering rigor and data-driven operational skills to drive the desired outcomes across global teams.
Job Description
In this role, you will work with a leading platform for website optimization and digital intelligence. Today’s top global brands use it to create and enhance digital experiences that are organically discoverable in search engines and deliver real value to users. The platform combines actionable SEO insights, content, and technical website intelligence, along with real-time monitoring, to help businesses accelerate—and safeguard—their digital growth.
It’s a mission-driven environment that prioritizes innovation, customer success, and strong culture. The team is passionate about making a meaningful impact—for their customers, their users, their people, and the broader community.
Requirements:
- A hands-on PHP 8 engineer with 6+ years of experience in building scalable and secure distributed systems powering 24×7 uninterrupted operations;
- Understanding of the HTTP protocol;
- Multi-year experience with Elastic and RabbitMQ or similar technologies is required;
- PHPStan or Psalm knowledge is required;
- Strong understanding of modern distributed systems practices;
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases;
- Proficiency with solution discovery and delivery using rapid prototyping, experimentation, and iterative development;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills — ability to clearly communicate technical solutions to complex problems to both technical and non-technical audiences;
- Experience with AWS is not required but would be considered a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure experts, and other stakeholders to gather requirements, design and implement solutions that meet business needs, and execute the enterprise strategy;
- Develop, maintain, and test our advanced crawling systems, ensuring low latency, high availability, and cost efficiency;
- Design, implement, and review technical RFCs and solutions;
- Stay up to date with industry trends, standards, best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously improve our systems;
- Appreciate working across stacks in an organization without silos;
- Be motivated to understand the challenges in the SEO space, have a passion for solving problems and not just delivering features;
- Influence strategic thinking across the team. Advocate for best practices, investigate new technologies, and mentor other engineers.
What We Offer:
- 20 days of paid vacation, 15 paid days of sick leave with a doctor's note, and 5 days of paid sick leave without a doctor's note;
- Medical insurance coverage for employees, plus an option for family insurance coverage at a corporate rate;
- Support for participation in professional development opportunities (webinars, conferences, trainings, etc.);
- Regular team-building opportunities as well as bi-annual company-wide events;
- Flexible work environments, including in-office, remote, or hybrid, based on employee preference and manager approval.
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PHP Developer Senior