Backend Engineer - PHP, Microservices, Flexible & Remote

Agileengine; León; Híbrido; MXN 1.032.000 - 1.719.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

Projects with Fortune 500 clients

Flextime

Descripción de la vacante

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain the PHP-based systems powering distributed services in León, Mexico. You will apply strong OOP and system design skills to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant, with a hands-on approach and a focus on clean code.

Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support Teams to gather requirements, define scope, and ensure successful delivery across projects.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 2 years of backend software engineering experience, primarily 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 familiarity with authentication/authorization concepts.
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and backend architecture fundamentals.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations supporting company products and distributed services.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices to support scalability, reliability, and separation of concerns.
• Apply OOP principles and architectural patterns to ensure extensibility and maintainability.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., 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 Teams to define scope and ensure delivery.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE teams to ensure coverage of new and existing functionality.
• Maintain documentation including API specs and notes.

Conocimientos

OOP

Design patterns

Algorithms

Data structures

Secure API design

Ownership

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Herramientas

PHP

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

REST/GraphQL

Descripción del empleo

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain the PHP-based systems powering distributed services in León, Mexico. You will apply strong OOP and system design skills to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant, with a hands-on approach and a focus on clean code.

Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support Teams to gather requirements, define scope, and ensure successful delivery across projects.