Hi! We’re Applyft, a product IT company building mobile and web solutions for millions of users. Starting our path with Geozilla, we’ve grown into an ecosystem of 8 products. Our portfolio spans across several niches: Family Safety, Parental control.
We’re looking for a Senior PHP Developer with Go experience to strengthen our team and drive the global scaling of our products.
What you’ll do: * Develop and maintain backend services in a high-load microservices environment. * Integrate third-party services, including payment gateways and marketing analytics platforms. * Ensure backend systems’ security, scalability, and performance optimization. * Collaborate closely with Mobile, Frontend, DevOps, and QA teams. * Write and maintain unit tests using PHPUnit. * Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize backend applications. * Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to system evolution.
Who you are: * 5+ years of experience in backend development with PHP (Symfony, Laravel, Yii) and Go. * Strong experience with Docker. * Hands-on experience with microservices architecture in production environments. * Experience integrating payment systems (Stripe, PayPal, etc.). * Experience integrating marketing analytics systems. * Strong knowledge of REST API development and integration. * Solid SQL knowledge and experience with MySQL or other relational databases. * Hands-on experience with MongoDB in production environments. * Understanding of testing principles and hands-on experience with PHPUnit. * English level: Intermediate+.
Would be a plus: * Experience with Redis and caching strategies for performance optimization. * Understanding of Event-Driven Architecture and CQRS patterns. * Experience with message brokers/queues (RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Kafka) for asynchronous processing.
We offer: * Remote-First culture: We provide a flexible working schedule and you can work anywhere in the world. * Health taking care program: We provide Health insurance, mental health support (psychologist compensation), sport compensation, and 20 paid sick days. * Personal Equipment Policy: We provide all necessary equipment for your work. For Ukrainian employees we also provide Ecoflow. * Vacation Policy: Each employee in our company has 20 paid vacation days and extra days on the occasion of special events. * Knowledge sharing: We are glad to share our knowledge and experience in our internal events. * English Lessons: We provide corporate English lessons to support your professional and personal growth. * Professional Development: Annual learning budget for courses, training, certifications, and conferences. * Public Holidays: You receive days off according to the official public holidays of your country of residence. * Coworking Compensation (Ukraine): We provide coworking space compensation for employees located in Ukraine.
