Backend PHP Engineer: Scale distributed services securely

Agileengine; Región Centro; Híbrido; MXN 1.547.000 - 2.235.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

Exciting projects with Fortune 500 and

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 backend systems, integrate services, and contribute to microservices while maintaining secure authentication, data structures, and performance optimizations across

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2 years backend software engineering experience 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 authentication/authorization concepts.
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments.
• Ability to debug, optimize, and deliver reliable solutions.
• Good communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations supporting company products and distributed services.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices that support scalability and reliability.
• Apply OOP principles and solid architectural patterns for extensibility.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
• Utilize data structures, algorithms, and caching strategies to optimize performance.
• Debug, profiling, and performance tuning across environments.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support to gather requirements.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE to ensure coverage.
• Adhere to code quality, security, and scalability standards.
• Participate in peer code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain API specs and implementation notes.
• Engage in engineering reviews, sprints, and cross-team demos.
• Ensure compliance with open-source usage and dependencies.

Conocimientos

Backend development

OOP

Design patterns

APIs

Authentication

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Git

CI/CD

Containers

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Git

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

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 backend systems, integrate services, and contribute to microservices while maintaining secure authentication, data structures, and performance optimizations across