Backend Tech Lead - PHP Microservices & Secure APIs

AgileEngine, LLC.; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 48 000 - 70 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Flextime

Resumo da oferta

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain PHP-based backend systems powering distributed services.

You will apply strong OOP and system design to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant, delivering clean code and sound engineering fundamentals. The role collaborates with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support to ensure successful delivery while adhering to coding standards and security practices.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 2 years backend software engineering experience, 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) and backend architecture fundamentals.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized environments.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
• Overlap with Western European Time.
• Able to assist in emergencies during weekend migrations.

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 deliver.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE teams to cover new and existing functionality.
• Adhere to code quality, security, and scalability standards across the lifecycle.
• Participate in peer code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain API specifications and implementation notes.
• Join engineering reviews, sprints, and cross-team demos to align progress.
• Ensure compliance with open-source usage and third-party dependencies.

Conhecimentos

OOP principles

Design patterns

Algorithms

Data structures

Secure API design

PHP production

Relational DBs

Git & CI/CD

Docker Kubernetes

Team collaboration

Ownership

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

Ferramentas

Laravel

Symfony

REST API

GraphQL

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Descrição da oferta de emprego

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain PHP-based backend systems powering distributed services.

You will apply strong OOP and system design to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant, delivering clean code and sound engineering fundamentals. The role collaborates with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support to ensure successful delivery while adhering to coding standards and security practices.