Backend PHP Engineer — Scale APIs & Secure Systems

AgileEngine, LLC.; San Miguel de Tucumán; Presencial; ARS 135.820.000 - 196.185.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Professional growth

Competitive USD compensation

Projects with Fortune 500 clients

Flextime

Descripción de la vacante

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain PHP-based systems powering distributed services. You will apply strong OOP and system design skills to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

This hands‑on role emphasizes clean code, robust engineering fundamentals, and collaboration with product managers, architects, QA, and support teams. Flexibility includes flextime with remote and office options.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of backend software engineering experience in PHP production environments.
• Solid understanding of OOP, design patterns, algorithms, and data structures.
• Experience building and maintaining backend systems and service integrations.
• Proficiency in secure API design and authentication/authorization concepts.
• Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments.
• Ability to debug, optimize, and deliver reliable solutions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
• Overlap with Western European Time.
• Ability to assist in weekend migrations.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices for scalability and reliability.
• Apply OOP principles and architectural patterns for extensibility.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
• Utilize data structures, algorithms, and caching to optimize performance.
• Debug, profile, and tune performance across environments.
• Collaborate with Product, Architects, QA, and Support on requirements and delivery.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE teams.
• Adhere to code quality, security, and scalability standards.
• Participate in peer code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain API docs and implementation notes.
• Engage in engineering reviews, sprints, and cross-team demos.
• Ensure proper open-source usage and third-party dependencies.

Conocimientos

Backend development

PHP

OOP

Design patterns

Algorithms

Data structures

Secure API design

Relational databases

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

Laravel

Symfony

Descripción del empleo

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain PHP-based systems powering distributed services. You will apply strong OOP and system design skills to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

This hands‑on role emphasizes clean code, robust engineering fundamentals, and collaboration with product managers, architects, QA, and support teams. Flexibility includes flextime with remote and office options.