Remote Senior Backend Engineer – PHP & Microservices

Tiendanube; Partido de Quilmes; Hybrid; ARS 136,732,000 - 182,310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

A selection of exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

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

This hands-on role requires 2 years in PHP production environments, solid knowledge of design patterns and data structures, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable solutions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations supporting products and distributed services.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices for scalability and reliability.
• Apply OOP principles and architectural patterns for extensibility.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
• Use data structures, algorithms, and caching strategies to optimize performance.
• Debug, profile, and tune performance across environments and services.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support to gather requirements and deliver.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE to ensure coverage.
• Maintain documentation including API specifications and notes.
• Engage in code reviews and cross-team demos; adhere to code quality standards.

Skills

OOP

Design patterns

Algorithms

Data structures

Secure API design

Ability to debug

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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

This hands-on role requires 2 years in PHP production environments, solid knowledge of design patterns and data structures, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable solutions.