Backend PHP Engineer - Flexible Hours & Scalable APIs

AgileEngine; Colombia; Híbrido; COP 293.112.000 - 423.384.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime & remote options

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 to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

This hands-on role favors clean code and solid engineering fundamentals. You will develop backend systems, APIs, and integrations, write modular PHP code, and contribute to microservices for scalability.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 2 years backend software engineering in PHP production environments.
• Strong knowledge 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 such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• 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 willingness for weekend migration support.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations supporting company products and distributed services.
• Write clean, modular, and testable PHP code and related frameworks.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices for scalability and reliability.
• Apply OOP principles and solid architectural patterns for extensibility.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• 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.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE teams and code reviews.
• Maintain API specifications and relevant technical documentation.

Conocimientos

2 years backend experience

OOP & design patterns

secure API design

Git & CI/CD

containerized environments

communication & ownership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Herramientas

MySQL

PostgreSQL

PHP

Laravel or Symfony

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

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 to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

This hands-on role favors clean code and solid engineering fundamentals. You will develop backend systems, APIs, and integrations, write modular PHP code, and contribute to microservices for scalability.