Lead Backend Engineer - PHP & APIs

Agileengine; Coimbra; Presencial; EUR 32 000 - 46 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

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Resumo da oferta

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain PHP-based systems powering distributed services. You will apply strong OOP and system design to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

The role emphasizes clean code, solid engineering fundamentals, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable backend solutions. This Coimbra-based position values ownership and a Western European time overlap.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 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).
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, and containerized environments.
• Ability to debug, optimize, and deliver reliable solutions.
• Good communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Overlap with Western European Time.
• Weekend migration support may be required occasionally.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain backend systems, APIs, and integrations supporting company products.
• Contribute to distributed systems and microservices for scalability and reliability.
• Apply OOP principles and solid architectural patterns for extensibility.
• Implement and maintain secure authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
• Use data structures, algorithms, and caching to optimize performance.
• Debug, profile, and tune across environments and services.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and Support for requirements and delivery.
• Participate in testing strategies with QA/QE to cover new and existing features.
• Maintain code quality, security, and scalability across lifecycle.
• Participate in peer code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Document APIs and implementation notes.

Conhecimentos

OOP

Design patterns

Algorithms

Data structures

Secure API design

Relational databases

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Git

CI/CD

Containerized environments

Debugging

Documentation

Ownership

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Ferramentas

Laravel

Symfony

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Descrição da oferta de emprego

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain PHP-based systems powering distributed services. You will apply strong OOP and system design to keep APIs secure, scalable, and performant.

The role emphasizes clean code, solid engineering fundamentals, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable backend solutions. This Coimbra-based position values ownership and a Western European time overlap.