Senior Fullstack Developer (PHP)

Suryadt; Kota Semarang; On-site; IDR 320,000,000 - 520,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance (No need to work outside of your 8 hours/day)

20 days of Paid Annual Leave

10 Days of Paid Sick Leave

Government Endorsed Leave

Team Building Events

Personal development benefits

Potential paid work visit to Australia

Free food and beverages

Health and wellness benefits

Ied Fitri Bonus

Job summary

A digital agency in Indonesia is seeking a Senior Fullstack Developer to build global messaging technology. Responsibilities include designing backend services with PHP (Symfony), optimizing APIs, and managing data storage. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in full-stack development, strong skills in PHP and MySQL, and familiarity with cloud services. This role offers work-life balance, generous leave policies, and opportunities for personal development, including a potential work visit to Australia.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in full-stack or backend development.
• Experience with production systems at scale.
• Strong debugging and production issue resolution skills.
• Database experience with MySQL is mandatory; NoSQL (Couchbase/Elasticsearch) is desirable.
• Experience with API development and integrations (REST/SOAP) and Linux environments.
• Proficient in Git and modern development workflows; CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using PHP (Symfony).
• Build and optimise APIs (REST/SOAP integrations).
• Manage and optimise data storage across MySQL, Couchbase, and Elasticsearch.
• Manage data storage across MySQL, Couchbase, and Elasticsearch.
• Maintain UI components with JavaScript/HTML/CSS; React exposure helpful.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Collaborate on deployment, monitoring, and reliability improvements.
• Drive code quality through reviews and testing.

Skills

Backend development

PHP (Symfony)

Database management (MySQL)

API development

Linux environments

Git

Debugging skills

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Couchbase

Elasticsearch

AWS

Python

Git

Job description

Surya Digital Teknologi is a digital agency based on Indonesia. We specialize in creating mobile apps, websites, and software solutions including recruitment solution for large, medium, and small businesses. We aim to automate your tasks and help you achieve better results, giving you more time to focus on what matters the most. We take pride in being responsive and reliable. Our clients have experienced our commitment to IT services and recruitment firsthand. Let us show you what matters most – your success!

Currently, we are looking for a Senior Fullstack Developer interested in building global messaging technology provider delivering SMS, voice, and API-based communication solutions to businesses worldwide. This is a hands‑on engineering role with a strong backend focus, working within a Symfony‑based architecture.

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using PHP (Symfony)
• Work with and progressively modernise legacy codebases
• Build and optimise APIs (REST/SOAP integrations)
• Improve system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Manage and optimise data storage across MySQL, Couchbase, and Elasticsearch
• Maintain and enhance UI components using JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Work with jQuery / vanilla JS (React exposure beneficial)
• Improve usability across dashboards and internal tools
• Contribute to and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate on deployment, monitoring, and system reliability improvements
• Drive code quality through code reviews, testing, and best practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in real‑time systems
• Contribute to reducing technical debt and improving system design

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in full‑stack or backend development
• Strong expertise in PHP (Symfony framework essential)
• Proven experience working with production systems at scale
• Solid database experience: MySQL (mandatory)
• Experience with NoSQL/search systems (Couchbase, Elasticsearch) highly desirable
• Strong experience with API development and integrations (REST/SOAP)
• Experience working in Linux‑based environments
• Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows
• Strong debugging and production issue resolution skills
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of system design, scalability, and performance optimisation
• Ability to work with legacy systems and refactor incrementally
• Experience with AWS cloud services
• Experience with Python (scripts, tooling, or services)
• Willing to work according to Australian time or 6 AM – 3 PM Jakarta Time (9 hours include 1-hour break)

Perks and Benefits:

• Work-life balance (No need to work outside of your 8 hours/day)
• 20 days of Paid Annual Leave, 10 Days of Paid Sick Leave, Paid Australian Holiday
• Government Endorsed Leave (Maternity, Wedding, Mens, etc)
• Team Building Events (Company Dinner, Charity Events, Company’s Outing, Ice Breaking Activity)
• Personal development benefits (Paid Course, Sharing Session)
• Personal Business Funding
• Potential paid work visit to Australia
• Referral Fee of IDR 4 Mills
• Free food and beverages
• Health and wellness benefits (BPJS Kesehatan dan Ketenagakerjaan)
• Ied Fitri Bonus (THR)

To find our other job openings, please visit our website at https://suryadt.co.id/join-our-team/ or send your resume and portfolio to [e-mail]!