PHP Backend Engineer – Laravel & REST APIs

Opus; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 80,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus is seeking a PHP Back-End Developer to design, implement, and maintain server-side systems and databases in Riyadh. The role focuses on building robust RESTful APIs, integrating with external services, and ensuring security and scalability of applications.

You will collaborate with front-end teams to deliver cohesive solutions, write clean, maintainable code, and participate in testing and documentation to support ongoing improvements and feature development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of back-end development with PHP.
• Proficiency in PHP; Laravel experience preferred.
• Experience with MySQL and database design.
• Good knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with Git and version control.
• Knowledge of HTTP protocols and REST APIs.
• Understanding of application security and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Develop and program systems and applications using PHP on the server side.
• Build and develop RESTful APIs.
• Design and manage databases using MySQL.
• Improve performance of servers and software systems.
• Integrate with external systems and services.
• Handle programming errors and analyze technical issues.
• Apply security standards and protect data.
• Collaborate with Front-End developers to improve integration.
• Write organized, scalable, maintainable code.
• Test systems and ensure performance before release.
• Maintain existing systems and develop new features.
• Document code and software processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Clean code

Team collaboration

Time management

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PHP

Laravel

MySQL

Git

HTML/CSS/JS

REST APIs

Job description

Opus is seeking a PHP Back-End Developer to design, implement, and maintain server-side systems and databases in Riyadh. The role focuses on building robust RESTful APIs, integrating with external services, and ensuring security and scalability of applications.

You will collaborate with front-end teams to deliver cohesive solutions, write clean, maintainable code, and participate in testing and documentation to support ongoing improvements and feature development.