Backend Developer (PHP/Symfony)

Safety Heads; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing software house in Wrocław is looking for a backend developer to join their cross-functional engineering team. You will work on building and maintaining a robust backend platform, developing new services, and ensuring high code quality. The ideal candidate has experience with PHP frameworks such as Symfony and Laravel, as well as knowledge of MySQL and REST APIs. This role offers fully remote work with a unique atmosphere and opportunities for knowledge sharing and professional training.

Benefits

Fully remote work

Unique working atmosphere

In-house training programs

Qualifications

• Experience with MySQL and developing RESTful APIs.
• Ability to optimize applications for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Familiarity with cloud-native solutions and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a robust backend platform.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and product owners.
• Support developer tooling and workflows.

Skills

MySQL

REST APIs

Backend test automation

AWS

GitHub

Symfony

PHP

Laravel

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing company building modern digital products for an international market.
The engineering team based in Wrocław works closely with stakeholders, delivering scalable web applications that support critical business processes and continuous product development.

The project focuses on building and maintaining a robust backend platform — developing new services, improving system scalability and reliability, and ensuring high code quality across cloud-based environments.

• MySQL
• REST APIs, backend integrations
• Backend test automation (e.g. PHPUnit)
• AWS
• GitHub, CI/CD
• Design, build and maintain scalable, secure backend services using Symfony, PHP, Laravel and MySQL
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, designers and product owners to deliver high-quality platform features
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and backend integrations
• Optimise applications for performance, reliability and scalability
• Work with AWS-hosted environments to support cloud-native, production-ready solutions
• Maintain strong version control and CI/CD practices using GitHub
• Contribute to documentation, testing, code quality and engineering best practices
• Support developer tooling and workflows in a Windows-based development environment
• Start: within 2–3 weeks
• Duration: long-term project
• Team: cross-functional engineering team (backend, frontend, product)

About us

We are a Software House with experience in cybersecurity, specialised in developing mobile and web applications and providing IoT solutions.
We cooperate with industrial companies and IT e-commerce businesses.

We have created a low-code platform — 5Days — designed as a fast and cost-effective tool for building enterprise-class IT solutions.

You can become part of SafetyHeads while continuing to work on other projects at the same time.

Why it’s worth joining us?

Fully remote work

Unique working atmosphere

Family-friendly community

Knowledge sharing with developers with extensive experience

In-house training programs (Angular, IOS, Android, CyberSecurity Leadership)

Recruitment process

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HR call

After we receive your CV you will have a short conversation with HR, during which we will initially tell you about SafetyHeads, the project and the role that interests you, and we will gladly hear about your expectations.

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