Senior PHP Backend Engineer - Hybrid or Remote

KCS IT; Braga; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

KCS IT is seeking a skilled PHP Backend Developer to join our hybrid team in Braga, Portugal. The ideal candidate has 4–5 years of backend experience, deep PHP knowledge (7.4+/8.x), and hands-on with Laravel or Symfony.

You will work on RESTful APIs, databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL, MongoDB/Redis), and CI/CD pipelines in a dynamic, diversified environment. Fluent English is required, and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and testing practices (PHPUnit/Pest) is a plus.

Skills

Backend development

PHP 7.4+/8.x

RESTful APIs

Git

English fluency

Testing (PHPUnit/Pest)

CI/CD pipelines

Web security

CI/CD

Testing

PHP testing

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Jenkins

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Job description

KCS IT is seeking a skilled PHP Backend Developer to join our hybrid team in Braga, Portugal. The ideal candidate has 4–5 years of backend experience, deep PHP knowledge (7.4+/8.x), and hands-on with Laravel or Symfony.

You will work on RESTful APIs, databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL, MongoDB/Redis), and CI/CD pipelines in a dynamic, diversified environment. Fluent English is required, and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and testing practices (PHPUnit/Pest) is a plus.