Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Symfony) - Remote

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer who’s eager to influence not just the code but the core of our product. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in selecting development tools and shaping the product architecture. Your expertise will directly impact how we build, optimize, and scale our solutions, driving technical decisions that matter.

In Short

• Develop new product features
• Fix bugs
• Rewrite legacy code
• Optimize the performance of existing code
• Take part in developing product architecture
• Write documentation for developed code
• Deliver code to the production environment
• Participate in team processes (grooming, sprint planning)

Requirements

• 5+ years in backend development
• Strong knowledge of PHP 7.4/8*
• 2+ years working with the Symfony framework
• Solid background with the Yii2 framework and Node.js
• Skilled in both relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Proficient with RabbitMQ as a message broker
• Hands-on expertise in developing microservices
• Familiar with AWS services like S3 and EC2
• Proactive, non-confrontational, and eager to grow professionally

Benefits

• Care and support: 
• 20 paid vacation days, 15 sick days, and 6 additional days off for family events
• 100% medical insurance coverage
• Sports and equipment reimbursement
• Online yoga class with an instructor from the Ukrainian Yoga Federation
• Team building events, corporate gifts, and stylish merch
• Financial and legal support
• Position retention and support for those who join the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• Participation in social initiatives supporting Ukraine
• Comfortable working environment:
• Work from our Kyiv hub or remotely with a flexible schedule
• Modern equipment or depreciation of your own tools
• Investment in your future:
• Collaborate with a highly-skilled team of Middle & Senior professionals, sharing practical cases and expertise in the social networking niche
• 70% of our heads and leads have grown into their roles here – so can you!
• Performance-oriented reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
• Reimbursement for professional courses and English classes
• Corporate library, book club, and knowledge-sharing events