Backend PHP Engineer: Scalable API & Systems

AgileEngine, LLC.; Puebla de Zaragoza; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

A selection of exciting projects

Flextime

Descripción de la vacante

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 suits someone who values clean code and sound engineering fundamentals. You will develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations, collaborate across teams, and implement secure authentication and performance optimizations.

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.
• 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.
• Able to assist in a situation of emergency during a weekend migration.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations supporting company products and distributed services.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices that support scalability, reliability, and separation of concerns.
• Apply OOP principles and solid architectural patterns to ensure extensibility and maintainability.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
• Utilize data structures, algorithms, and caching strategies to optimize system performance and responsiveness.
• Conduct debugging, profiling, and performance tuning across environments and services.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support Teams to gather requirements and ensure delivery.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE teams to ensure coverage of new/existing functionality.
• Adhere to code quality, security, and scalability standards across the lifecycle.
• Participate in peer code reviews and maintain technical documentation.

Conocimientos

OOP & design patterns

Backend systems

Secure API design

Algorithms & data structures

Relational databases

Git & CI/CD

Docker & Kubernetes

Debugging & performance

Documentation & ownership

Overlap with Western European Time

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Herramientas

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Descripción del empleo

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 suits someone who values clean code and sound engineering fundamentals. You will develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations, collaborate across teams, and implement secure authentication and performance optimizations.