Senior Backend Engineer

EasySoftGroup; Warszawa; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days vacation

Wellness benefits

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Equity - stock options

Work-from-home stipend

Company holidays

PPK

Job summary

EasySoftGroup is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to modernize a PHP-based backend while scaling services in a distributed team. You will work across a monolith and modular components, shaping API design, performance, and reliability.

You will contribute to REST/GraphQL APIs, Lambda-based deployments, and automated testing in a remote-first setting, collaborating with Product and Platform teams to drive architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Expert-level PHP experience including production systems.
• Strong hands-on Node.js experience.
• Experience refactoring monolithic architectures into modular services.
• Strong knowledge of backend architecture and API design (REST/GraphQL).
• Hands-on AWS experience (Lambda/serverless).
• Experience writing testable code with automated tests.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot/ChatGPT/Claude/ Cursor).
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Proactive, self-directed, remote-work capable.

Responsibilities

• Deeply understand an existing PHP monolithic codebase and extract functionality into modular, service-oriented components.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, testable backend services using PHP and Node.js.
• Develop robust RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Lead and contribute to refactoring for performance and maintainability.
• Build, deploy, and operate backend services on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway).
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests across releases.
• Review and refine AI-generated code using critical thinking.
• Identify technical risks and bottlenecks and propose improvements.
• Communicate technical decisions through documentation and short video walkthroughs.
• Collaborate in a remote, async-first, cross-timezone environment.

Skills

5+ years backend experience

PHP

Node.js

Backend architecture

AWS

Automated testing

AI-assisted development tools

English communication

Education

Tools

AWS

GraphQL

REST

GitHub Copilot / AI tools

Job description

We're currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong PHP expertise and solid Node.js experience to join the Enterprise API & Platform API Team.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on modernizing and scaling a large PHP-based backend. You'll have the opportunity to work on the evolution of a monolithic architecture into more modular, service-oriented components while improving code quality, testing, performance, and reliability.

You'll work in a remote-first, globally distributed team, collaborating closely with Product, Platform, and Engineering teams. Your technical decisions and architectural thinking will have a direct impact on how the platform evolves and scales.

Employment Type: UoP

Location: Warsaw | Remote

What you'll do

• Develop a deep understanding of an existing PHP monolithic codebase and progressively extract functionality into modular, service-oriented components.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, testable, and reusable backend services using PHP and Node.js.

• Design and maintain robust RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

• Lead and contribute to refactoring initiatives focused on performance, readability, maintainability, and scalability.

• Build, deploy, and operate backend services on AWS, including Lambda and API Gateway.

• Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure reliability across releases.

• Use AI coding tools effectively while critically reviewing, validating, and improving AI-generated code.

• Identify technical risks, performance bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement across the platform.

• Clearly communicate technical decisions and trade-offs through documentation and short video walkthroughs.

• Collaborate effectively within a remote, async-first, cross-timezone environment.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.

• Expert-level PHP experience, including work on enterprise-grade production systems.

• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js.

• Experience refactoring or decomposing monolithic architectures into modular services.

• Strong knowledge of backend architecture and API design, including REST and GraphQL.

• Hands-on experience with AWS, particularly Lambda and serverless architectures.

• Experience writing testable code and maintaining automated test suites.

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, or Cursor, with the ability to critically review and refine generated code.

• Strong written and spoken English.

• A proactive, self-directed approach and the ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and unblock yourself in a remote environment.

What you'll get

• Great people - a talented, collaborative, and friendly international team.

• Learning & development - access to training and learning resources to support your growth.

• 26 days of vacation plus floating and company holidays.

• Wellness & work-life balance - wellness benefits and paid parental leave.

• Comprehensive insurance package covering medical, life, and business travel.

• PPK - participation in Poland’s Employee Capital Plan.

• Equity - stock options as part of the company’s equity-sharing program.

• Work-from-home stipend to help you create a comfortable home office.