Backend PHP Tech Lead — Remote & Flexible Hours

AgileEngine; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

A selection of exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

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 to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

This hands‑on role suits someone who values clean code, solid engineering fundamentals, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams. Overlap with Western European Time is expected, with a weekend migration contingency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional 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 MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
• Overlap with Western European Time (WET).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations powering company products.
• Write clean, modular, and testable PHP code and related frameworks.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices for scalability and reliability.
• Apply OOP principles and architectural patterns for maintainability.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
• Use data structures and caching to optimize performance.
• Debug, profile, and tune across environments and services.
• Collaborate with PMs, architects, QA, and Support for requirements and delivery.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE teams.
• Maintain API specs and technical docs.
• Engage in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure compliance with open-source usage and dependencies.

Skills

PHP

OOP

APIs design

Authentication/Authorization

Relational databases

Git

CI/CD

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

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 to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

This hands‑on role suits someone who values clean code, solid engineering fundamentals, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams. Overlap with Western European Time is expected, with a weekend migration contingency.